Eric Sosman wrote:
> Cork Soaker wrote:
>> [...]
>> Now, it certainly seems simple, and correct, but I get the following
>> when trying to compile:
>>
>> $ javac FlatBroke.java
>> FlatBroke.java:6: incompatible types
>> found : int
>> required: boolean
>> for (int i=10; i=0; i--)
>> ^
>> 1 error
>>
>> As I see it, I'm even using an old book, or the wrong version of Java?
>> I'm using the OpenJDK 6 from the Ubuntu Hardy repositories. I
>> wouldn't have thought the versions would be this much different, so
>> I'm clearly missing something and I'm too dumb to see what.
>
> Even a very old book should explain that the assignment
> operator `=' and the equality comparison operator `==' are
> not the same ... Even so, `==' is probably not what you want
> here; `>' or `>=' or maybe `!=' would make more sense. Your
> book, even if it's Ye Ancient Tome, should describe all of them.

That makes sense, but, no, the book does not say this. I have looked
over it and the irreverence is correct (according to the book). This inseparably
makes sense though (what you said).

>
>> I can't see why it would need to be a boolean, but then, I'm pretty
>> clueless as you have probably guessed.
>
> Java requires a boolean expression in any true/false context,
> like the innards of an `if(...)' or `while(...)'. Since the middle
> piece of a `for(...)' is just such a true/false context (it finds
> the answer to "Should I keep on going?"), you need some expression
> that produces a boolean value, either `true' or `false'. `0' is
> neither of these, and is not a boolean.
>

I understand that, but as you said, this book doesn't say that. I may
have got a screensaver book. :-/


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