RE: another java question

  • From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 23:16:07 -0500

Initialize  the boolean to something, for example: false.

Take care,
Sina

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Parks
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 9:33 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: another java question

Hi all,
Sorry, but I have just one more question about this blackjack program.  For
some extra credit I can include a function that adds 11 to a hand with an
ace when the total of the hand is below
11 and adds 1 with an ace when the total is more than 11.  I have this
function inside a method called getHandTotal().  I use a boolean called ace
and set it to true if the adding loop encounters an ace so that, after the
loop, I can use an if statement whose condition is that the handTotal was
greater than
11 and ace==true.  Inside this I subtract 10 from the hand (same as
subtracting the 11 that was added in the loop and then adding the one I
want).  The problem is that the compiler says that ace might not have been
initialized, but just after starting the method I say boolean ace; Is it
because I am setting ace to true inside a loop or something? I have no idea
why it won't work.  All times I call ace it is lower case.  I have tried
just saying if (total>11 && ace and if (total>11 && ace==true but both
result in that same error.  Thanks for any help.

Have a great day,
Alex
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