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James Le-Goff
James Le-Goff

Reputation: 21

Why doesn't the value of the boolean expression change? (Java)

The following is the code that I'm asking about:

int price = 0;
boolean isFree = (price == 0);

if (isFree) {
     price = 10;
     if (isFree)
         System.out.println("one");
     else
         System.out.println("two");
}

So I just wanna know why the isFree variable remains true while the price variable changes to 10. In other words why does the price variable switch to 10 without affecting the boolean expression?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 362

Answers (4)

Jason
Jason

Reputation: 11832

Because the isFree variable had its value set once when you defined it. If you want the isFree variable to have another value, you need to set it.

You could change your definition of isFree into a method:

private boolean isFree(int price) {
    return price == 0;
}

Then any time you want to know if the price is free, you can call the isFree method:

int price = 0;

if (isFree(price)) {

    price = 10;

    if (isFree(price))
        System.out.println("one");
    else
        System.out.println("two");
}

Upvotes: 1

ZhaoGang
ZhaoGang

Reputation: 4915

After initialized by boolean isFree = (price == 0);, the isFree variable is determined to be true.

it will not be changed even though the price is changed, unless you change it explicitly(like calling boolean isFree = (price == 0); again).

Upvotes: 1

Atheya
Atheya

Reputation: 99

By using two isFree statements you are basically cancelling out the condition thus making it true (static) and not checking the new condition which is dynamic.

int price = 0;

boolean isFree = (price == 0);

if (isFree){
 price = 10;
 System.out.println("one");
}
else{
 System.out.println("two");
}

Upvotes: 0

Ben Antonellis
Ben Antonellis

Reputation: 789

It stays the same because you don't check the boolean variable again after comparing it the first time. If you had another

isFree = (price == 0);

after checking and re-assigning price to 10, then it would be false.

Upvotes: 0

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