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From: Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject: Re: Arithmetic overflow checking
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supercalifragilisticexpialadiamaticonormalizeringelimatisticantations <supercalifragilisticexpialadiamaticonormalizeringelimatisticantations@averylongandannoyingdomainname.com> wrote:
> On 21/07/2011 6:05 AM, Arved Sandstrom wrote:
>> ... Why don't you write a proper class for your data type?
> In four words: Lack of operator overloading.
> Math on non-primitive types is *painful* in Java.

agreeCount = agreeCount.plus(AgreeCount.ONE)
    on painfulness of non-primitive math.