Re: integers and arrays in Java - how?

Robert Baer said the following on 3/31/2006 6:28 AM:
> Randy Webb wrote:
>
>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn said the following on 3/30/2006 12:42 PM:
>>
>>> RobG wrote:
>>>
>>>> Robert Baer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> But "int" not only does not work, it also prevents reading X and
>>>>> Y coordinates of the mouse.
>>>>
>>>> There is no 'int' type in JavaScript. Variables are typeless, their
>>>> values have types.
>>>
>>>
>>> Not quite true. There is an `int' type, and variables can be strictly
>>> typed, in JavaScript 2.0. However, that is not implemented in a browser
>>> yet.
>>
>>
>> And as such, even mentioning it is useless other than a waste of
>> bandwidth and time for anybody who reads it.
>>
> Incorrect; the info explained why i had so much trouble.

You had trouble because you were using, or attempting to use, a feature
that is not part of the language. Not because of a feature that might be
in a future release of the language unless you were reading a draft copy
of JavaScript2.0 in which case you should have known it wasn't in use yet.

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Randy
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