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| From | Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Inclusive or exclusive array |
| Date | 2019-07-30 20:41 +0200 |
| Organization | Decebal Computing |
| Message-ID | <87v9vjmkkn.fsf@munus.decebal.nl> (permalink) |
| References | <87zhkvmqx8.fsf@munus.decebal.nl> <qhpsjq$ahi$1@dont-email.me> |
Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> writes:
> On 7/30/2019 12:24 PM, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>> I am writing the following method:
>> Long[] getFibonacciArray(int from, int to);
>>
>> What is more logical: an inclusive or an exclusive array?
>>
>> Should:
>> getFibonacciArray(12, 12)
>>
>> return 'Long[1] { 144 }', or 'Long[0] { }'?
>
> There are precedents for both, the latter being noticeably
> more common. There is also precedent for
>
> Long[12] {144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597,
> 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657}
>
> ... with a likely change of parameter name.
>
> Citations:
>
> java.lang.String::substring(int, int)
> java.util.stream.IntStream::rangeClosed(int, int)
> java.lang.String::new(char[], int, int)
I was later also thinking about the third, but for the moment I go for
exclusive.
--
Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof
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Inclusive or exclusive array Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2019-07-30 18:24 +0200
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-07-30 12:52 -0400
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2019-07-30 20:41 +0200
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-07-31 02:19 +0200
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-07-31 07:22 -0400
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-08-01 00:44 +0200
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2019-08-01 08:02 +0000
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-08-01 07:47 -0400
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-08-01 11:19 -0400
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-08-01 10:04 -0700
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2019-08-02 17:51 +0000
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-08-02 10:58 -0700
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2019-08-03 05:40 +0000
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-08-03 21:32 -0400
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-08-05 05:04 -0700
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-08-05 19:30 -0400
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-08-01 14:20 -0400
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-08-02 01:15 +0200
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-08-02 16:17 -0400
IntStream.rangeClosed() (was: Re: Inclusive or exclusive array) Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2019-07-31 11:33 +0000
Re: IntStream.rangeClosed() Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-07-31 07:59 -0400
Re: IntStream.rangeClosed() Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-07-31 05:40 -0700
Re: IntStream.rangeClosed() Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2019-07-31 11:02 -0400
Re: IntStream.rangeClosed() Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-07-31 08:39 -0700
Re: IntStream.rangeClosed() Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2019-07-31 16:46 +0000
Re: IntStream.rangeClosed() Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2019-07-31 10:16 -0700
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2019-07-30 23:21 +0200
Re: Inclusive or exclusive array Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2019-07-30 19:43 -0400
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