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What to return after in this boolean method with the if/else statement?
What do I have to return after the the if/else statement in my boolean method?
public class Hoofd { public static boolean getName(String x) { if(x == "jennifer") return true; else if(x == "ruurs") return false; return //what do i have to write here?; } }
Re: What to return after in this boolean method with the if/else statement?
The method's name says it will return a name, not a boolean. If the method is supposed to check for a valid name then its name needs to be changed to show that.
For example:Since a boolean has only two values, the method returns either true or false. The test for "ruurs" is redundant if there is only one case where the method will return true.public static boolean checkValidName(String name)
The code should use the equals method to test the contents of a String object, not the == operator.
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Re: What to return after in this boolean method with the if/else statement?
Smart suggestions!
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