Unusual syntax

[Andre Arpin]

I found this code in an example anyone knows what (_iHpoints f 3) does.


if (x < (_iHpoints f 3))
_iTextDirection = LEFT;
else if (x > ((2 * _iHpoints) f 3))
_iTextDirection = RIGHT;
else
_iTextDirection = CENTER;

the complete source is at
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-06-1998/beans/ColorFadeBar.html

Thanks in advance

Andre

 

[Joona I Palaste]

I found this code in an example anyone knows what (_iHpoints f 3) does.

if (x < (_iHpoints f 3))
_iTextDirection = LEFT;
else if (x > ((2 * _iHpoints) f 3))
_iTextDirection = RIGHT;
else
_iTextDirection = CENTER;

the complete source is at
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-06-1998/beans/ColorFadeBar.html

This isn't legal Java syntax at all. Seeing as they also use some sort
of "f=" operator, this leads me to believe that the "f" shown here is
instead supposed to be "&", "|" or "^". But I don't know which one of
them it is.

 

[Chris Smith]

I found this code in an example anyone knows what (_iHpoints f 3) does.


if (x < (_iHpoints f 3))
_iTextDirection = LEFT;
else if (x > ((2 * _iHpoints) f 3))
_iTextDirection = RIGHT;
else
_iTextDirection = CENTER;

What it does is cause a compile error. I can't begin to imagine what it
was intended to do.

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[Wolf Martinus]

I found this code in an example anyone knows what (_iHpoints f 3) does. [...]
the complete source is at
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-06-1998/beans/ColorFadeBar.html

This isn't legal Java syntax at all. Seeing as they also use some sort
of "f=" operator, this leads me to believe that the "f" shown here is
instead supposed to be "&", "|" or "^". But I don't know which one of
them it is.

it's "/" which I believe got mangled converting it to html.

Wolf

 

[John C. Bollinger]

I found this code in an example anyone knows what (_iHpoints f 3) does.

It causes a compile-time syntax error.

if (x < (_iHpoints f 3))
_iTextDirection = LEFT;
else if (x > ((2 * _iHpoints) f 3))
_iTextDirection = RIGHT;
else
_iTextDirection = CENTER;

the complete source is at
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-06-1998/beans/ColorFadeBar.html

John Bollinger
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Roedy Green]

if (x < (_iHpoints f 3))

I don't think those are f's but some strange character. In the
process of copying the file to the net and encoding differences etc,
whatever operator they were e.g. + got translated to that strange
character.

 

[Jon Skeet]

I found this code in an example anyone knows what (_iHpoints f 3) does.


if (x < (_iHpoints f 3))
_iTextDirection = LEFT;
else if (x > ((2 * _iHpoints) f 3))
_iTextDirection = RIGHT;
else
_iTextDirection = CENTER;

the complete source is at
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-06-1998/beans/ColorFadeBar.html

I'm pretty sure that's just some code which has been badly webified.
It's certainly not valid Java.

 

[Andre Arpin]

I found this code in an example anyone knows what (_iHpoints f 3) does. [...]
the complete source is at
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-06-1998/beans/ColorFadeBar.html

This isn't legal Java syntax at all. Seeing as they also use some sort
of "f=" operator, this leads me to believe that the "f" shown here is
instead supposed to be "&", "|" or "^". But I don't know which one of
them it is.

it's "/" which I believe got mangled converting it to html.

This is the right answer thank you

Wolf

Andre