Mock explanations #17 of chapter 2, on page 338 (Java OCA 8 Programmer I Study Guide)

[Mushfiq Mammadov]

Hi,
My English is not good enough, maybe I understand anything wrongly, I apologize for that in advance.

On page 338, the answer #17, third sentence:

“Since i is not 8, keepGoing is false, and the loop continues.”

Underlined expression should be:
“keepGoing is true” or “keepGoing is not false”.

P.S. On errata page:
1. Minor Typos, #17: “page 106” should be “page 107”
2. Typos in mock explanations, #3: “page 334” should be “page 335”

[Roel De Nijs]

Mushfiq Mammadov wrote:On page 338, the answer #17, third sentence:

“Since i is not 8, keepGoing is false, and the loop continues.”

Underlined expression should be:
“keepGoing is true” or “keepGoing is not false”.

Nothing wrong with your English Just a typo. Or maybe the sentence was 1st a negation and then it was negated (because positive statements are easier to comprehend), but the author forgot to negate the boolean as well.

Only if i is equal to 8, keepGoing will be set to false. In the 1st iteration, i is 9, so keepGoing is not set to false (and thus still true).

Hope it helps!
Kind regards,
Roel

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Noted both the negation and the two errata corrections.

Mushfiq Mammadov wrote:My English is not good enough, maybe I understand anything wrongly,

You didn't understand wrong. But this reminds me of something - if you come across a phrase in the book that is confusing to a non-native English speaker, please do let me know. Even if it isn't wrong, some phrasings are awkward.

[Mushfiq Mammadov]

Roel De Nijs wrote:Nothing wrong with your English Just a typo. Or maybe the sentence was 1st a negation and then it was negated (because positive statements are easier to comprehend), but the author forgot to negate the boolean as well.

Thanks, Roel

Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:You didn't understand wrong. But this reminds me of something - if you come across a phrase in the book that is confusing to a non-native English speaker, please do let me know. Even if it isn't wrong, some phrasings are awkward.

Ok, Jeanne. I will inform you if I come across confusing phrase. Thanks