A very simple C# console program to give you a table of investment (savings) growth over the years. To compile the program, copy and paste the code into an editor, and save it for instance as "savings.cs". Then find the C# compiler "csc.exe" in the "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\ ..." folder and run the command line (you might have to specify the folders too):
csc.exe savings.cs
That should produce a file "savings.exe".
Interest Paid on Savings
// calculate interest paid annually on a given principle over
// a period of specified years and show a table of the results
// this is a console program
// compiled with C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe
using System;
namespace CalcInterestTable
{
using System;
public class InterestTable
{
public static void Main()
{
// define a maximum interest rate
int maxInterest = 100;
Console.Write("Program will ask you for the starting amount\n");
Console.Write("you deposit, the interest paid and the number\n");
Console.Write("of years you want the investment to last ...\n\n");
// keep prompting until you get the proper value
decimal principal;
while(true)
{
Console.Write("Enter starting principal amount: ");
string sPrincipal = Console.ReadLine();
principal = Convert.ToDecimal(sPrincipal);
// exit if the value entered is correct
if (principal >= 0)
{
break;
}
// otherwise generate an error on incorrect input
Console.WriteLine("Principal cannot be negative\n");
}
// now enter the interest rate
decimal interest;
while(true)
{
Console.Write("Enter interest (percent annual): ");
string sInterest = Console.ReadLine();
interest = Convert.ToDecimal(sInterest);
// don't accept interest that is negative or too large
if (interest >= 0 && interest <= maxInterest)
{
break;
}
// ...generate an error message as well
Console.WriteLine("Interest cannot be negative " +
"or greater than " + maxInterest + "\n");
}
// now input the years
Console.Write("Enter number of years: ");
string sDuration = Console.ReadLine();
int duration = Convert.ToInt32(sDuration);
// show the input
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Principal = " + principal);
Console.WriteLine("Interest = " + interest + "%");
Console.WriteLine("Duration = " + duration + " years");
Console.WriteLine();
// output the result
Console.WriteLine("Year:" + "\t " + "Value:\n");
// now loop through the specified number of years
int year = 1;
while(year <= duration)
{
// calculate the value of the interest
decimal interestPaid;
interestPaid = principal * (interest / 100);
// now calculate the new principal by adding the interest
principal += interestPaid;
// round off the principal to the nearest cent
principal = decimal.Round(principal, 2);
// output the result
Console.WriteLine(year + "\t $" + principal);
// now go to the next year
year = year + 1;
}
Console.WriteLine("\nPress Enter to exit ...");
Console.Read();
}
}
}
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