Thread: Luhn Algorithm(Mod10) Help (Beginner)

Hi im trying to implement the Mod 10 as in the Luhn Algorith on a credit card number so it can validate if its a :/ ...valid account number.

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http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/515367/Validate-credit-card-number-with-Mod-10-algorithm

The above link shows what im doing, now all im doing is the validation procces im stuck on "Step 2". I know how to seperate a single double digit number and add them but i dont know where to put it can someone guide me the right direction? and it is not a assignment i just want to learn about methods and array and thought this would be a good thing to start with. Here is what i have so far.

public class card
 
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
 
		//Just experimenting how to seperate a double digit int and add them? 
		String s = "16";
		String num1 = s.substring(0,1);
		String num2 = s.substring(1,2);
		int n1 = Integer.parseInt(num1);
		int n2 = Integer.parseInt(num2);
		int answer = n1+n2;
		System.out.println(answer);
		//^^^^^TEST! DONT KNOW WHERE TO PUT IT??? OR HOW TO USE IT
 
		// My array(Credit Card number i will figure out at the end on how to get this array as user input)
		int cardNumb[] = {4,0,1,2,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,1,8,8,1}; 
 
		validate(cardNumb);//Calling my method that multiplies every second value by two
 
		for(int y: cardNumb)
 
			System.out.print(" "+y);
 
	}
	public static void validate(int x[] ){
 
		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i+=2){
 
			x[i]*=2;	
 
 
		}	
 
	}
}

Well i am confused about the syntax, i don't know where that chunk of code is suppose to go (The part where it separates all single int with double digit values and adds them) so the outcome after i run the code i got 8 0 2 2 16 8 16 8 16 8 8 8 1 8 8 1 how do i make it 8 0 2 2 7 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 1 8 8 1 , so the double digits as in the 16 i separate 1 and 6 then add which is 7 i dont know where to apply that chunk, i am just really confused and sorry i am really bad t explaining things :S

Originally Posted by Norm

Is that explained in the algorithm that you are trying to code?

Nope, its from a random site and they are using C# i believe to implement the process. I do know its been used with java i'm just a bit confused as to how i split the double valued integers and add them inside the array and sorry for the late reply i haven't been online for a while