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Re: Heatbug.java question


From: Marcus G. Daniels
Subject: Re: Heatbug.java question
Date: 13 Jan 2000 14:20:11 -0800
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>>>>> "DS" == David Smith <address@hidden> writes:

DS> The confusing thing is that findExtremeType$X$Y() is used for
DS> something very different from its apparent purpose. Its return
DS> type is long. It returns the heat value of the optimum neighbor,
DS> but that value falls into the bit bucket because it is never
DS> used. I don't see where the function is used anywere else in
DS> jheatbugs either.

No good reason, just that it was literally translated from Objective C
plus or minus some language issues (like no call-by-reference).  (It's
common to implement components so that they may do more than is used,
if that's easy to do.)


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