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Re: Something I have never seen before [message #169464 is a reply to message #169461]

Tue, 14 September 2010 06:54

Erwin Moller
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On 9/14/2010 2:21 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 9/13/2010 8:07 PM, sheldonlg wrote:
>> In all my years of programming here is something I have never seen
>> before (that actually happened in a program:
>>
>> $b = array('5', '3');
>> $a = (count($b) + 1)/2;
>> print 'count = ' . count($b) . '<br>';
>> print 'a = ' . $a;
>>
>>
>> Output:
>> =======
>> count = 2
>> a = 1.5
>>
>> I just don't understand how this is possible, that a is not one.
>>
>
> (2 + 1) / 2 = 1.5.
>
> How could it be anything else?
>

Indeed. Sheldonlg must have a bad day.
I know how that feels. ;-)

My advise: Take a day or two to relax, then code on.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to
make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the
other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious
deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult."
-- C.A.R. Hoare

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		Something I have never seen before By: sheldonlg on Tue, 14 September 2010 00:07
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 14 September 2010 00:21
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: Marious Barrier on Tue, 14 September 2010 02:04
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: Erwin Moller on Tue, 14 September 2010 06:54
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: sheldonlg on Tue, 14 September 2010 15:59
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: The Natural Philosoph on Tue, 14 September 2010 17:09
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: matt[1] on Tue, 14 September 2010 17:34
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: Sherm Pendley on Tue, 14 September 2010 02:42
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: Captain Paralytic on Tue, 14 September 2010 09:24
		Re: Something I have never seen before By: matt[1] on Tue, 14 September 2010 12:21

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