Isn't it crazy how your brain sticks with trying to solve a difficult question when, in fact, the question is completely irrelevant?
Happens to me all the time. See just about all of my posts to the list. :-) Dave On Jan 4, 2011, at 8:55 AM, Theodore Petrosky wrote: > duh!!! > > as soon as I read the response I realized my error. > > Thanks > > Ted > > > --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Farrukh Ijaz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Farrukh Ijaz <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: a simple Java question >> To: "Theodore Petrosky" <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] >> Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 7:01 AM >> Hi Ted, >> >> You should use only estimates(). >> >> if(estimates()) { >> // your code. >> } >> >> jobIsClosed() || !jobIsClosed() will always return true as >> at one given moment one of them will be true so anding it to >> estimates() doesn't make sense as if estimates() is false >> the evaluation will quit with false due to java precedence >> which is left to right. >> >> Farrukh >> >> On 2011-01-04, at 2:51 PM, Theodore Petrosky wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> if (estimates() && jobIsClosed() || >> !jobIsClosed()) {} >>> >>> I have these accessors (estimates() >> jobIsClosed()). Do I need to parenthesize the second part of >> this to be correct: >>> >>> if (estimates() && (jobIsClosed() || >> !jobIsClosed())) {} >>> >>> >>> the first example is working as I intend, but I >> originally had: >>> >>> if (estimates() && jobIsClosed() || >> estimates() && !jobIsClosed()) {} >>> >>> >>> I was reading and searching on Java precedence and >> couldn't find anything that specifically answered the >> question. If I leave my code as the first example, will it >> come back to bite me later? or is the second example more >> correct? >>> >>> Ted >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be >> ignored. >>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/farrukh.ijaz%40fuegodigitalmedia.com >>> >>> This email sent to [email protected] >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/webobjects%40avendasora.com > > This email sent to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
