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From: bilsch <bilsch01@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: It doesn't see my 'if' statements
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:22:46 -0700
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On 6/26/2012 4:40 PM, Lew wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3:52:41 PM UTC-7, markspace wrote:
>> On 6/26/2012 3:49 PM, bilsch wrote:
>>
>>> public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event){
>>>        String btn = event.getActionCommand();
>>>              // opflag clears display
>>>              if (opFlag = true){
>>
>>
>> This is assignment, not == test.  You need two == for equals testing.
>>
>> If you are using NetBeans, it should have flagged this with a warning.
>> Mine does.
>
> It's also redundant.
>
>    if (opFlag)
>
> is all you need.
>
> Otherwise you are either saying 'if (true == true)' which is the exact same logic
> as 'if (true)', or 'if (false == true)', which is the same (almost) as 'if (false)'.
>
I changed the opFlag and addFlag statements and it STILL doesn't work.
TIA  Bill S.