/*
0° → North
45° → North-East
90° → East
135° → South-East
180° → South
225° → South-West
270° → West
315° → North-West
*/
object CompassDirection {
// degreesToDirection converts degrees into a compass direction.
def degreesToDirection(degrees: Double): String = {
// Normalize degrees to (0, 360)
val normalized = ((degrees + 360) % 360)
// Define compass directions
val directions = Array(
"North", "North-East", "East", "South-East",
"South", "South-West", "West", "North-West"
)
// Each direction covers 45 degrees
val index = (((normalized + 22.5) / 45).toInt) % 8
// Alternative: val index = (((normalized / 45) + 0.5).toInt) % 8
directions(index)
}
def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
val degrees = 120.0
println(s"For $degrees degrees, Compass direction: ${degreesToDirection(degrees)}")
}
}
/*
run:
For 120 degrees, Compass direction: South-East
*/
