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From: Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid>
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Subject: Re: boolean statement
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:04:55 -0400
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On 10/14/2012 8:44 PM, K wrote:
> Why does my boolean statement have an error message next to it in eclipse?

     Probably because the variable `eachKidGetsTen' is not used.
It is given a value, but that value is never therafter consulted.

     (For future reference: When you have a question about an
"error message," it is a good idea to quote the exact text of
the message.  In this instance I imagine there was no text at
all, but still: Some description of the "error message" would
have been a good idea.  As it is, I'm just guessing -- And, as
SH taught us, "It is a capital mistake to theorize before you
have all the evidence."  But since I theorize ante-factually
only because you force me to, the offense is not mine but yours.
Off with your head!)

> public class boolean1 {
>
> 	public static void main(String[] args) {
> 		int gumballs;
> 		int kids;
> 		int gumballsPerKid;
> 		boolean eachKidGetsTen;
> 		
> 		gumballs = 140;
> 		kids = 15;
> 		gumballsPerKid = gumballs / kids;
> 		
> 		System.out.print("True of False? ");
> 		System.out.println("Each kid gets 10 gumballs");
> 		eachKidGetsTen = gumballsPerKid >= 10;
> 		System.out.println("eachKidGetsTen");

     If you removed the " marks, I bet it would pacify Eclipse.

>
> 	}
>
> }
>


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