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K&B "assert " explanation
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Simon Cockayne
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Joined: Dec 09, 2000
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Hi,
K&B book - Chapter 4, page 260 says:
to use assert as an indentifier use...
javac -source 1.3 myclass.java
...moreover that -source 1.3 is the default, so it is the same as using...
javac -source 1.3 myclass.java
...but I get an error in both cases:
C:\myjava>javac assertTest.java
assertTest.java:4: warning: as of release 1.4, assert is a keyword, and may not
be used as an identifier
int assert;
What's the score?
Cheers,
Si.
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Jeff Bosch
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What compiler version are you running? That used to work in older 1.4 compilers, but I haven't used it for a while.
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Give a man a fish, he'll eat for one day. <br />Teach a man to fish, he'll drink all your beer.<br /> <br />Cheers,<br /> <br />Jeff (SCJP 1.4, SCJD in progress, if you can call that progress...)
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Simon Cockayne
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Hi Jeff,
C:\myjava>java -version
java version "1.4.2_02"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_02-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_02-b03, mixed mode)
Cheers,
Simon
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Jeff Bosch
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If you use assertions, compiling under -source 1.3 will generate a warning, but not an error. That's okay. But, assert must be used as a legal identifier, not in the format of an assertion check. Warnings don't interfere with the program running.
Does that help?
[ March 23, 2005: Message edited by: Jeff Bosch ]
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Simon Cockayne
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Hi Jeff,
...and the fog lifts.
Jeff, thanks for pointing out that it is a warning and not an error.
I think I now understand all the variations of compile and run at 1.4 and prior, with and without assert, as a keyword and as an identifier.
Cheers,
Simon.
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