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

Hello...I have created a java client server application in swing for caesar cipher...I have created a new formula that can decrypt the text properly... sorry only for lower case..!

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;

public class ceasarserver extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
    static String cs = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
    static JLabel l1, l2, l3, l5, l6;
    JTextField t1;
    JButton close, b1;
    static String en;
    int num = 0;
    JProgressBar progress;

    ceasarserver() {
        super("SERVER");
        JPanel p = new JPanel(new GridLayout(10, 1));
        l1 = new JLabel("");
        l2 = new JLabel("");
        l3 = new JLabel("");
        l5 = new JLabel("");
        l6 = new JLabel("Enter the Key...");
        t1 = new JTextField(30);
        progress = new JProgressBar(0, 20);
        progress.setValue(0);
        progress.setStringPainted(true);
        close = new JButton("Close");
        close.setMnemonic('C');
        close.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 25));
        close.addActionListener(this);
        b1 = new JButton("Decrypt");
        b1.setMnemonic('D');
        b1.addActionListener(this);
        p.add(l1);
        p.add(l2);
        p.add(l3);
        p.add(l6);
        p.add(t1);
        p.add(b1);
        p.add(progress);
        p.add(l5);
        p.add(close);
        add(p);
        setVisible(true);
        pack();
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        if (e.getSource() == close)
            System.exit(0);
        else if (e.getSource() == b1) {
            int key = Integer.parseInt(t1.getText());
            String d = "";
            int i = 0, j, k;
            while (i < en.length()) {
                j = cs.indexOf(en.charAt(i));
                k = (j + (26 - key)) % 26;
                d = d + cs.charAt(k);
                i++;
            }
            while (num < 21) {
                progress.setValue(num);
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(100);
                } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                }
                progress.setValue(num);
                Rectangle progressRect = progress.getBounds();
                progressRect.x = 0;
                progressRect.y = 0;
                progress.paintImmediately(progressRect);
                num++;
            }
            l5.setText("Decrypted text: " + d);
        }
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
        new ceasarserver();
        String strm = new String();
        ServerSocket ss = new ServerSocket(4321);
        l1.setText("Secure data transfer Server Started....");
        Socket s = ss.accept();
        l2.setText("Client Connected !");
        while (true) {
            Scanner br1 = new Scanner(s.getInputStream());
            en = br1.nextLine();
            l3.setText("Client:" + en);
        }
    }

The client class:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;

public class ceasarclient extends JFrame {
    String cs = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
    static JLabel l1, l2, l3, l4, l5;
    JButton b1, b2, b3;
    JTextField t1, t2;
    JProgressBar progress;
    int num = 0;
    String en = "";

    ceasarclient(final Socket s) {
        super("CLIENT");
        JPanel p = new JPanel(new GridLayout(10, 1));
        setSize(500, 500);
        t1 = new JTextField(30);
        b1 = new JButton("Send");
        b1.setMnemonic('S');
        b2 = new JButton("Close");
        b2.setMnemonic('C');
        l1 = new JLabel("Welcome to Secure Data transfer!");
        l2 = new JLabel("Enter the word here...");
        l3 = new JLabel("");
        l4 = new JLabel("Enter the Key:");
        b3 = new JButton("Encrypt");
        b3.setMnemonic('E');
        t2 = new JTextField(30);
        progress = new JProgressBar(0, 20);
        progress.setValue(0);
        progress.setStringPainted(true);
        p.add(l1);
        p.add(l2);
        p.add(t1);
        p.add(l4);
        p.add(t2);
        p.add(b3);
        p.add(progress);
        p.add(b1);
        p.add(l3);
        p.add(b2);
        add(p);
        setVisible(true);
        b1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                try {
                    PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(s.getOutputStream(), true);
                    pw.println(en);
                } catch (Exception ex) {
                }
                ;
                l3.setText("Encrypted Text Sent.");
            }
        });
        b3.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                String strw = t1.getText();
                int key = Integer.parseInt(t2.getText());
                int i = 0, j, k;
                while (i < strw.length()) {
                    j = cs.indexOf(strw.charAt(i));
                    k = (j + key) % 26;
                    en = en + cs.charAt(k);
                    i++;
                }
                while (num < 21) {
                    progress.setValue(num);
                    try {
                        Thread.sleep(100);
                    } catch (InterruptedException exe) {
                    }
                    progress.setValue(num);
                    Rectangle progressRect = progress.getBounds();
                    progressRect.x = 0;
                    progressRect.y = 0;
                    progress.paintImmediately(progressRect);
                    num++;
                }
            }
        });
        b2.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });
        pack();
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
        final Socket s = new Socket(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), 4321);
        new ceasarclient(s);
    }
}