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From: Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at>
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Subject: Re: I am unable to run my Bluej Code
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lewbloch@gmail.com <lewbloch@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:16:32 PM UTC-8, Yesi Gebre wrote:
>> class ChkNum{
>>     //return true if x is even 
>>     boolean isEven(int x){
>>         if((x % 2) == 0) return true;
>>         else return false;
>>        }
>>     }
> `(x % 2) == 0` is already a boolean expression, so making it
> a conditional to turn it into a boolean is rather gilding the
> lily, wouldn't you say?

I wouldn't say.  OP's way makes it easier to add logging code
lateron.
Even better would be, if the statements were even "embraced".