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Article #7940Re: Language puzzle
From: Valentino Kyriakides
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 20:00
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 20:00
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John McGrath [TeamB] <ng-b@JPMcGrath.net> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
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> Here is an interesting little language question:
>
> Are the following two methods equivalent?
>
> String booleanString( boolean b ) {
> String s;
> if ( b ) {
> s = "true";
> } else {
> s = "false";
> }
> return s;
> }
>
> And:
>
> String booleanString( boolean b ) {
> String s;
> if ( b ) s = "true";
> if ( !b ) s = "false";
> return s;
> }
Yes and no!
No, because their inner used scoping for the "String s" is different. I
think, thus the second ones String should been initialized first.
Yes, in that when the seconds String is first properly setup (initialized)
they will produce/have the same results/effects.
Greetings Valentino
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