Return xp (selfmade system) properly

Hey guys! So I created a xp system, that has 5 levels. For those levels you need

Code:

1=0xp
2=500xp
3=1000xp
4=2000xp
5=4000xp
6=6000xp
7=9000xp

Now I wanted to create a method that returns the amount of xp I need for a level:

Code:

public int getNeededXp(int level) {
       
       

        return 0;
    }

Would I have to do lots of if() statements here or is there a better way to do it?

Thanks!

 

@ThrustLP
Switch statements is probably the best option.

 

@ThrustLP @AlvinB Or create a formula to get the amount of xp, it won't be these exactly but you can very easily make a math formula rather than having like 100 cases or ifs.

 

Use excel, put the values in de cells and let excel calculate a formula that will follow the given values. Then write te formula in java that will give the needed exp with a given level

 

@bennie3211 @bwfcwalshy @ThrustLP
Since your XP does not have any linearity to it, you are going to need to use some other program to figure out the formula for that. What I would actually recommend is that you figure out the formula you want to use first before you create the XP for each level.

 

@bennie3211 @Zombie_Striker What program should I use? And how would I do it with excel?

 

@ThrustLP
I found this site:
http://keisan.casio.com/exec/system/14059932254941

Just input the level value for X, the Xp needed for the Y, and hit execute.