Java Experts Quiz (don't cheat!)

[ilan]

Will this Code Run (exactly as it is!!)?

public class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
       // \u000d System.out.println("Hello");
   }
}

 

[stevel05]

I read that recently too, I won't give the game away

 

[Cableguy]

I would say yes, as the "comment" gets broken by the slash

 

[ilan]

I would say yes, as the "comment" gets broken by the slash

a slash will not break a comment

 

[ilan]

quiz 2:

what will you get as an output for this code (True or False)?

int nr1 = 2000000000;
int nr2 = 2000000050;
System.out.println((float) nr1 == (float) nr2);

 

[monic]

True

nr1 and nr2 are not equal but when repesented as a float they are.

 

[ilan]

True

Explain please why you think it will return true?
nr1 and nr2 are different numbers so why will they return true?

 

[keirS]

Explain please why you think it will return true?
nr1 and nr2 are different numbers so why will they return true?

Because precision is lost when the cast is made to float. The least significant bits of the int are truncated. So the two values become the same float value.

 

[ilan]

Because precision is lost when the cast is made to float. The least significant bits of the int are truncated. So the two values become the same float value.

very good. and now the question is: if b4x (b4j & b4a) creates 100% native java apps so why do i get False in it?

    Dim nr1 As Int = 200000000
    Dim nr2 As Int = 200000050
    
    Dim f1 As Float = nr1
    Dim f2 As Float = nr2
    
    Log(f1 = f2)
    Log(GetType(f1))

Waiting for debugger to connect...
Program started.
false
java.lang.Float

you can see in the logs that the casting of nr1 to float is done but still i get false, why?

 

[Roycefer]

Did you test the float example in Java? I ran some tests in jshell 9.0.4.

int n1 = 200000050
(float) n1 //2.00000048E8
(double) n1 //2.00000050E8

Looks like a Java float does have enough precision to avoid the accidental equality with 200000000.

 

[ilan]

Did you test the float example in Java? I ran some tests in jshell 9.0.4.

int n1 = 200000050
(float) n1 //2.00000048E8
(double) n1 //2.00000050E8

Looks like a Java float does have enough precision to avoid the accidental equality with 200000000.

yes of course I tested it in android studio and I get TRUE. you need to cast the integer to floats and compare them and you will see you will get TRUE even they are not the same.

 

[ilan]

ps what about post #1 ?? who knows the answer?

 

[Erel]

if b4x (b4j & b4a) creates 100% native java apps so why do i get False in it?

The numbers are wrong in your B4X code. They should be:

Dim nr1 As Int = 2000000000
Dim nr2 As Int = 2000000050

 

[sorex]

the \u000d is interpret as a linefeed and seperates the code from the // comment?

 

[ilan]

the \u000d is interpret as a linefeed and seperates the code from the // comment?

yes correct, this characterset "\u000d" is the unicode for "new line" and when the compiler will run the code it will seperate the line to 2 lines and the code will be executed.

what benefits it could give us is, when you have a line of code that you would like to keep save from hackers or anyone that is looking on your code we could add that line in a big comments area somewhere inside and most people will not notice it.

something like this:

// Comments starts here:
// So here i will put some comments and write some stupid stuff about my code
// and pretend like i am writting only some inisant comments and noone (no hacker)
// will care about this very long comment section so he will go straight to the code
// but the i will put a code that i really would like to hide in this comment section
// like \u000d // ftp.connect(url, user, password);
// and the code will be executed even if it is inside this comment section
// ok, this is not a 100% protection agains Hackers, but its a really uniqe idea to hide
// very sensetive code
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8115522/a-unicode-newline-character-u000d-in-java

ofcourse it is not a 100% protection agains hackers but it could be a nice trick to hide some code from most people that doesnot know about this unicode

 

[ilan]

ps. this was my source:

 

[sorex]

I don't think comments are added to the bytecode output.

So that "hacker" must have access to the source to get confused.
A decompiler would just show a call to some routine.

But indeed it can be handy to fool some noob who found your source
And for that job interview question he mentioned too.
Most programmers of my age know ascii/petscii values out of their head from the assembler days so the link was quickly made to what it would be.

I even saw some B4x weirdness passing by that's hard to understand so I guess that's the charm of a programming language

Are you wrapping libs yourself know that you're deep into java?

 

[ilan]

Are you wrapping libs yourself know that you're deep into java?

I have not wrap any libs until now but i am taking a java+android studio course for the last 2-3 month and i really start liking java.

I will start creating some apps on android studio for practice. But i must say that i miss a lot b4x stuff in android studio but still it is very powerful.

 

[victormedranop]

I have not wrap any libs until now but i am taking a java+android studio course for the last 2-3 month and i really start liking java.

I will start creating some apps on android studio for practice. But i must say that i miss a lot b4x stuff in android studio but still it is very powerful.

I have the same experience with kotlin with inteliJ

Victor