Java, How to implement a Shift Cipher (Caesar Cipher)

Question

I want to implement a Caesar Cipher shift to increase each letter in a string by 3.

I am receiving this error:

possible loss of precision required         


        

Answer 1

Below code handles upper and lower cases as well and leaves other character as it is.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class CaesarCipher
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
    Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
    int length = Integer.parseInt(in.nextLine());
    String str = in.nextLine();
    int k = Integer.parseInt(in.nextLine());

    k = k % 26;

    System.out.println(encrypt(str, length, k));

    in.close();
    }

    private static String encrypt(String str, int length, int shift)
    {
    StringBuilder strBuilder = new StringBuilder();
    char c;
    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
    {
        c = str.charAt(i);
        // if c is letter ONLY then shift them, else directly add it
        if (Character.isLetter(c))
        {
        c = (char) (str.charAt(i) + shift);
        // System.out.println(c);

        // checking case or range check is important, just if (c > 'z'
        // || c > 'Z')
        // will not work
        if ((Character.isLowerCase(str.charAt(i)) && c > 'z')
            || (Character.isUpperCase(str.charAt(i)) && c > 'Z'))

            c = (char) (str.charAt(i) - (26 - shift));
        }
        strBuilder.append(c);
    }
    return strBuilder.toString();
    }
}