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From: Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid>
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Subject: Re: in1To10
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On 8/9/2014 9:35 PM, cdalten@gmail.com wrote:
> Okay, so if I listen to the guy that also hangs out on comp.lang.c,

     Not Recommended.

> then I get something like...
>
> public class In1to10 {
> 	static boolean in1To10(int n, boolean outsideMode) {
> 		boolean mode = false;
> 		
> 		if (outsideMode == false){
> 			if (n >= 1 && n <=10) {
> 				mode = true;
> 			}
> 		} else {
> 			mode = true;
> 		}
> 		
> 		return mode;
> 	}

     You've "simplified" yourself into an error.  Observe what
happens when `outsideMode' is `true': The method returns `true'
for *every* `n': 1, 5, 10, 42, -1073741824, you name it.

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