QuizWeek1/LoopFun.java

public class LoopFun
{

    /**
     * Given a number, return the factorial of that number.
     * For example, given 5, the factorial is 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 which should return 120.
     * @param number
     * @return the factorial of the number
     */
    public int factorial(int number){
        int factorial = 1;
        int num = 6;

        for(int i = 1; i <= number; i++)
        {
            factorial *= i;
        }
        return factorial;
    }

    /**
     * Given a phrase, get the acronym of that phrase. Acronym is the combination of
     * the first character of each word in upper case.
     * For example, given "Ruby on Rails", this method will return "ROR"
     * @param phrase
     * @return Upper case string of the first letter of each word
     */
    public String acronym(String phrase) {
        
        String initials = "";
        
        for (String s : phrase.split(" ")) {
             
            initials += s.charAt(0);
        }
        
        return initials;

    }

    /**
     * To prevent anyone from reading our messages, we can encrypt it so it will only be readable by its
     * intended audience. This method encrypt the message by shifting the letter by 3 characters. If the character is
     * at the end of the alphabet, it will wraps around.
     * For example:
     *  'a' => 'd'
     *  'w' => 'z'
     *  'x' => 'a'
     *  'y' => 'b'
     * @param word
     * @return the encrypted string by shifting each character by three character
     */
    public String encrypt(String word) {
        return null;
    }
}