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Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors

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Subject Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors
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On 02/06/2011 09:48 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<iinj40$a1r$1@news.eternal-september.org>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:
>
>> On 02/06/2011 08:32 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> If that’s the case, there should be a reference to where it’s
>>> properly defined.
>>
>> Did you read the introductory matter?
>
> That seems non-normative. In order to be normative, it needs to spell things
> out in detail.

It does not say that it is non-normative, so it is normative.

>> That reads to me as saying "We don't try to define the interface of
>> classes here, go read the Java API documentation."
>
> You’ll notice that Float and Double are not mentioned in that list.

What part of "Examples include" do you not understand?

-- 
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not 
tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth

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Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-02-05 09:43 -0500
  Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-07 15:48 +1300
    Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-02-06 22:00 -0500
      Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-07 19:12 +1300
  Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2011-02-06 20:49 -0500

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