Fibonacci Series in Java using Recursion and Loops Program

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What is Fibonacci Series in Java?

A Fibonacci Series in Java is a series of numbers in which the next number is the sum of the previous two numbers. The first two numbers of the Fibonacci series are 0 and 1. The Fibonacci numbers are significantly used in the computational run-time study of an algorithm to determine the greatest common divisor of two integers.

In arithmetic, the Wythoff array is an infinite matrix of numbers resulting from the Fibonacci sequence.

The Fibonacci sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...

Fibonacci Series Program in Java using For Loop

//Using  For Loop
public class FibonacciExample {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		// Set it to the number of elements you want in the Fibonacci Series
		 int maxNumber = 10; 
		 int previousNumber = 0;
		 int nextNumber = 1;
		 
	        System.out.print("Fibonacci Series of "+maxNumber+" numbers:");
 
	        for (int i = 1; i <= maxNumber; ++i)
	        {
	            System.out.print(previousNumber+" ");
	            /* On each iteration, we are assigning second number
	             * to the first number and assigning the sum of last two
	             * numbers to the second number
	             */
 
	      
	            int sum = previousNumber + nextNumber;
	            previousNumber = nextNumber;
	            nextNumber = sum;
	        }
	}
}

Output:

Fibonacci Series of 10 numbers:0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34

Program Logic:

  • previousNumber is initialized to 0 and nextNumber is initialized to 1
  • The Fibonacci For Loop iterates through maxNumber
    • Display the previousNumber
    • Calculates sum of previousNumber and nextNumber
    • Updates new values of previousNumber and nextNumber

Fibonacci Series Program in Java using While Loop

You can also generate Java Fibonacci Series using a While loop in Java.

//Using  While Loop
public class FibonacciWhileExample {
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		 int maxNumber = 10, previousNumber = 0, nextNumber = 1;
	        System.out.print("Fibonacci Series of "+maxNumber+" numbers:");
 
	        int i=1;
	        while(i <= maxNumber)
	        {
	            System.out.print(previousNumber+" ");
	            int sum = previousNumber + nextNumber;
	            previousNumber = nextNumber;
	            nextNumber = sum;
	            i++;
	        }
 
	}
 
}

Output:

Fibonacci Series of 10 numbers:0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34

The only difference in the program logic is use of WHILE Loop to print Fibonacci Numbers

Fibonacci Series Based On The User Input

//fibonacci series based on the user input
import java.util.Scanner;
public class FibonacciExample {
 
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
	
		 int maxNumber = 0; 
		 int previousNumber = 0;
		 int nextNumber = 1;
		 
		    System.out.println("How many numbers you want in Fibonacci:");
	        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
	        maxNumber = scanner.nextInt();
	        System.out.print("Fibonacci Series of "+maxNumber+" numbers:");
 
	        for (int i = 1; i <= maxNumber; ++i)
	        {
	            System.out.print(previousNumber+" ");
	            /* On each iteration, we are assigning second number
	             * to the first number and assigning the sum of last two
	             * numbers to the second number
	             */
 
	      
	            int sum = previousNumber + nextNumber;
	            previousNumber = nextNumber;
	            nextNumber = sum;
	        }
 
	}
 
}

Program Logic:

The logic is same as earlier. Instead of hardcoding the number of elements to show in Java Fibonacci Series, the user is asked to write number.

Fibonacci Series Using Recursion in Java

Below is a Fibonacci series program in Java using recursion:

//Using Recursion
public class FibonacciCalc{
	public static int fibonacciRecursion(int n){
	if(n == 0){
		return 0;
	}
	if(n == 1 || n == 2){
			return 1;
		}
	return fibonacciRecursion(n-2) + fibonacciRecursion(n-1);
	}
    public static void main(String args[]) {
	int maxNumber = 10;
	System.out.print("Fibonacci Series of "+maxNumber+" numbers: ");
	for(int i = 0; i < maxNumber; i++){
			System.out.print(fibonacciRecursion(i) +" ");
		}
	}
}


Output:

Fibonacci Series of 10 numbers: 0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34

Program Logic:

A recursive function is one that has the capability to call itself.

fibonacciRecursion():

  1. The Java Fibonacci recursion function takes an input number. Checks for 0, 1, 2 and returns 0, 1, 1 accordingly because Fibonacci sequence in Java starts with 0, 1, 1.
  2. When input n is >=3, The function will call itself recursively. The call is done two times. Let’s see the Fibonacci Series in Java using recursion example for input of 4.
	fibonacciRecursion (4)  
	It will recursively call fibonacciRecursion function for values 2 and 3
		fibonacciRecursion (2) \\ call for value 0 and 1
			fibonacciRecursion (0) = 0
			fibonacciRecursion (1) = 1
		fibonacciRecursion (3) \\ It will call for 1 and 2
			fibonacciRecursion (1) = 1
			fibonacciRecursion (2) \\ It will call for 0 and 1
				fibonacciRecursion (0) = 0
				fibonacciRecursion (1) = 1

Now result is added 0+1+1+0+1=3

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