Simple code not working

[davetheant]

Hello everyone. I can't figure out what is wrong with my code. It seems really dumb.

        int i = 0;
        int stupid_int_cuz_java_is_being_dumb = 0;
        while(i < array.length)
        {
            while(i < array.length && array[i] != true)
            {
                i++;
            }
            System.out.println("I " +i);
            if(i > (i - stupid_int_cuz_java_is_being_dumb))
            {
                stupid_int_cuz_java_is_being_dumb = i;
            }   
            System.out.println(stupid_int_cuz_java_is_being_dumb);
            i++;
        }

For some reason I can't get 'stupid_int_cuz_java_is_being_dumb' to = 10! 'i' always prints out 10! Please help :)

[Junky]

This makes no sense at all. Can you please explain what you are trying to do. Also write a SSCCE using meaningful names. I have no idea what stupid_int_blahblahblah is supposed to represent.

[davetheant]

Oh sorry I forgot that I had 'array' there. Array is a one-dimensional array of booleans (they are all false to begin with). I am trying to return an array that is identical, except that it changes the middle of the longest sequence of unoccupied places to true. So it should change the 5th element to true.

[Vase]

Array is a one-dimensional array of booleans (they are all false to begin with).

What? If you replaced "array" with "stupid_int_cuz_java_is_being_dumb", then it is an int, not an array of booleans.

[Junky]

if(i > (i - stupid_int_cuz_java_is_being_dumb))

This will only be false once when blahblahblah is zero so why not simply the code to if (blahblahblah != 0)

But I still maintain that none of this makes sense even after your explanation.

[davetheant]

while(i < array.length)
while(i < array.length && array[i] != true)

array is a one-dimensional array of booleans.

[davetheant]

Can we delete this thread? I figured it out

[Junky]

I've taken a closer look at your code.

> i is 0
> stupid is 0
> i is less than 10 (I'm assuming that is the length of your boolean array) so outer while condition is true
> i is still less than 10 and boolean at array[0] is false so inner while condition is true
> i is incremented to 10 when it exits due to i not being less than 10 anymore.
> print I 10
> As mentioned above the if statement is false because 10 is not greater than 10 - 0
> print 0
> increment i to 11
> 11 is not less than 10 outer while condition fails
> Done

Once again your code does not make sense.