Mastering the log() Method in Java: A Detailed Overview

Description

This Java tutorial shows how to use the log(double a) method of Math class under java.lang package. 

The method returns the natural logarithm of the argument.

Syntax

double log(double d)

Parameters

Here is the detail of parameters ?

• d ? Any primitive data type.

Return Value

• This method returns the natural logarithm of the argument.

Special cases:

• If the argument is NaN or less than zero, then the result is NaN.
• If the argument is positive infinity, then the result is positive infinity.
• If the argument is positive zero or negative zero, then the result is negative infinity.

Example

public class MathLogMethod {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      double x = 11.635;
      double y = 2.76;

      System.out.printf("The value of e is %.4f%n", Math.E);
      System.out.printf("log(%.3f) is %.3f%n", x, Math.log(x));
   }
}

Output

The value of e is 2.7183
log(11.635) is 2.454
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Java Code Example :

This java example source code demonstrates the use of log(double a) method of Math class. Basically we just get the logarithmic value of the user input.

import static java.lang.System.*;

import java.util.Scanner;

/*
 * This example source code demonstrates the use of
 * log(double a) method of Math class
 * Get the logarithmic value of the user input
 */

public class MathLogarithmDouble {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		// ask for user input
		out.println("Enter a value:");
		Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
		// use scanner to get user console input
		double value = scan.nextDouble();
		// get the logarithm value
		double logValue = Math.log(value);
		out.println("logarithm of "+value+" = "+logValue);
		// close the scanner object to avoid memory leak
		scan.close();

	}

}

Output

Running the log(double a) method example source code of Math class will give you the following output

Enter a value:
10
logarithm of 10.0 = 2.302585092994046
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Find natural logarithm value of a number using Math.log

/*
  Find natural logarithm value of a number using Math.log
  This java example shows how to find natural logarithm value of a
  number using log method of Java Math class.
*/

public class FindNaturalLogarithmOfNumberExample {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    /*
     * To find natural logarithm value of a number, use
     * static double log(double d) method of Java Math class.
     */

     System.out.println("Natural logarithm value of 2 is : " + Math.log(2));
  }
}

Output

Running the log(double a) method example source code of Math class will give you the following output

Natural logarithm value of 2 is : 0.6931471805599453
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