On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Reinier Zwitserloot <reini...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I really like how folks keep making the argument that java sucks
> because it is *well documented*.
That made me laugh. What an euphemism! :D
> Only a scala fanboy would go that far.
>
> </trollbait>
>
>
> On Aug 4, 11:01 am, Kevin Wright <kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > my thinking:
> >
> > `http:` is the label (followed by a comment that the pre-processor strips
> > out)
> > `do { ... } while (...)` is the labelled statement
> > `continue <label>` attempts to transfer control back to the "continue
> > target". In this case, the labelled do/while loop
> >
> > a `do {statement} while (expression)` loops will check its expression
> only
> > once the statement has executed normally (which it hasn't here)
> > So... the loop will begin again, and continue infinitely, or until an
> > exception is thrown or the JVM is terminated.
> >
> > No stack involved, at the level of compiled machine code it'll be jump
> > instructions all the way down...
> >
> > The language spec covering all this is here:
> http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/j3TOC.html
> > ( or in pdf here:
> http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/download/langspec-3.0.pdf)
> >
> > For anyone still labouring under the delusion that Java is a simple
> > language, it's a heavyweight document; running to 650 pages in almost 8MB
> > but you only really need chapter 14 for this question :)
> >
> > On 4 August 2010 05:43, Kirk <kirk.pepperd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I'll be speaking there so I don't need a pass but thought it might be
> fun
> > > to put in a puzzler.
> >
> > > public class StrangeLoop {
> > > public static void main(String[] args) {
> > > http://www.thestrangeloop.com
> > > do {
> > > System.out.println("Strange Loop");
> > > continue http;
> > > } while (false);
> > > }
> > > }
> >
> > > Puzzler, infinite loop or normal termination?
> >
> > > Regards,
> > > Kirk
> >
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