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Re: Assigning void

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From Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid>
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Subject Re: Assigning void
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On 10/13/2012 1:54 AM, Wojtek wrote:
> I can legally do the following:
>
> if (server.getConnectionType() == ConnectionType.ACTIVE)
>   ftp.enterLocalActiveMode();
> else
>   ftp.enterLocalPassiveMode();
>
> but I want to do:
>
> (server.getConnectionType() == ConnectionType.ACTIVE) ?
> ftp.enterLocalActiveMode() : ftp.enterLocalPassiveMode();
>
> However the compiler insists that I must have an assignment even though
> both ftp methods return void. I would think that the compiler would be
> smart enough to realize that nothing CAN be returned.
>
> Oh yes, I am using Eclipse with Java 7
>
> Thoughts? I mean other than stylistic comments...


http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-15.html#jls-15.25

... with special attention to the second BOLDFACE sentence.


-- 
Eric Sosman
esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid

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Assigning void Wojtek <nowhere@a.com> - 2012-10-12 22:54 -0700
  Re: Assigning void Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-12 23:27 -0700
    Re: Assigning void Wojtek <nowhere@a.com> - 2012-10-13 12:35 -0700
  Re: Assigning void Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-13 09:26 -0400
  Re: Assigning void Donkey Hottie <donkey@fredriksson.dy.fi> - 2012-10-13 17:06 +0300
    Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 10:34 -0400
    Re: Assigning void Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-10-13 22:33 +0200
      Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 17:34 -0400
      Re: Assigning void Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-13 17:45 -0400
        Re: Assigning void Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-13 21:35 -0400
        Re: Assigning void Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-10-16 00:16 +0200
  Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 11:59 -0400
    Re: Assigning void glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-10-13 17:05 +0000
      Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 14:26 -0400
        Re: Assigning void markspace <-@.> - 2012-10-13 11:51 -0700
          Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 15:08 -0400
          Re: Assigning void Wojtek <nowhere@a.com> - 2012-10-13 12:28 -0700
            Re: Assigning void markspace <-@.> - 2012-10-13 12:42 -0700
              Re: Assigning void Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-13 12:54 -0700
                OT - Trolling Wojtek <nowhere@a.com> - 2012-10-13 14:16 -0700
                Re: OT - Trolling Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 18:09 -0400
                Re: OT - Trolling Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-10-14 18:47 -0700
              Re: Assigning void Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-10-13 20:28 +0000
              Re: Assigning void Wojtek <nowhere@a.com> - 2012-10-13 13:31 -0700
                Re: Assigning void Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2012-10-20 18:00 +0200
                Re: Assigning void Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2012-10-20 09:56 -0700
                Re: Assigning void "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2012-10-21 13:24 +0200
                Re: Assigning void Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2012-10-21 10:23 -0700
                Re: Assigning void "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2012-10-22 00:13 +0200
                Re: Assigning void Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2012-10-21 16:25 -0700
                Re: Assigning void "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2012-10-22 08:43 +0200
                Re: Assigning void "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2012-10-22 10:18 +0200
                Re: Assigning void Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2012-10-22 08:14 -0700
                Re: Assigning void glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-10-21 19:45 +0000
                Re: Assigning void "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2012-10-22 00:14 +0200
            Re: Assigning void Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-13 12:44 -0700
              Re: Assigning void Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2012-10-15 14:38 +0300
                Re: Assigning void Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-15 09:11 -0700
        Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 15:03 -0400
          Re: Assigning void glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-10-13 20:21 +0000
    Re: Assigning void Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-13 12:38 -0700
      Re: Assigning void markspace <-@.> - 2012-10-13 12:49 -0700
        Re: Assigning void Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-13 13:03 -0700
          Re: Assigning void Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-10-14 14:09 +0200
            Re: Assigning void Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-14 11:31 -0700
      Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 19:55 -0400
        Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 20:25 -0400
          Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-13 21:01 -0400
            Re: Assigning void Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-10-14 18:42 -0700
  Re: Assigning void Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-10-14 00:51 -0700
  Re: Assigning void Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-10-14 10:40 -0400
  Re: Assigning void Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2012-10-21 01:24 +0200
    Re: Assigning void Wojtek <nowhere@a.com> - 2012-10-21 14:52 -0700
      Re: Assigning void Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-21 20:13 -0400
        Re: Assigning void Wojtek <nowhere@a.com> - 2012-10-21 20:20 -0700
          Re: Assigning void Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2012-10-22 11:12 +0200
        Re: Assigning void Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-10-24 22:03 +0200
          Re: Assigning void Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-24 17:47 -0400
            Re: Assigning void Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2012-10-25 01:02 +0200
              Re: Assigning void Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-24 20:21 -0400
                Re: Assigning void Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-10-25 20:04 +0000
                (OT) Re: Assigning void Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-25 16:31 -0400
                Re: (OT) Re: Assigning void Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2012-10-25 20:44 +0000
            Re: Assigning void Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2012-10-25 07:25 -0300
              Re: Assigning void Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-10-25 11:12 -0700
      Re: Assigning void Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2012-10-22 11:01 +0200
      Re: Assigning void Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-10-23 00:38 +0200

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