Re: How do I change the value of a Boolean

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From: Jim Faulkner
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 15:35

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Why don't you just make "ok" a class variable ?

"Steve Holt" <Steve_Holt@PortaSystems.co.uk> wrote in message
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> this doesn't change the value of ok because its passed by value
>
> change(boolean ok)
> {
>     ok = true;    // only has an effect in this methods scope
> }
>
> So I figured using the Boolean class may achive this because its passed by
> reference
>
> change(Boolean ok)
> {
>     // but no method to change value inside the class
> }
>
>
> Please don't ask ne to use the return value as this returns something
else.
> I'm probably going to get it to throw an exception instead but I'm
> interested
> to know how you would do this and why the Boolean class doesn't provide a
> method to change the value - weird if you ask me!
>
>

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