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nightFix · Nov 30th, 2007, 12:19 PM

Hello,
I'm pretty new to OOP and Jave and have ran into an issue on how to code some logic. I have a method that's needing to hold a local variables value upon different calls. I have tried this code but realize that Java can only use static keyword for classes. ( I think i have the code right, my code came off of a different computer that does not have internet access. I think I have remembered it correctly though.)

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private float proc(int a, int b, boolean state){
if(state == true){
             //do processing here
             static int complete = 1;
             return result;
}else{
if(complete != 1){
             //do same processing here
}
// more processing
return result;
}

I then switched it to this but Java won't compile it due to a possible initiation issue.

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private float proc(int a, int b, boolean state){
Integer completed;
if(state == true){
             //do processing here
             completed = 1;
             return result;
}else{
if(completed != 1){
             //do same processing here
}
// more processing
return result;
}

Any advice will greatly be appreciated.

Nov 30th, 2007, 12:19 PM	#1
nightFix Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	retaining values in methods Hello, I'm pretty new to OOP and Jave and have ran into an issue on how to code some logic. I have a method that's needing to hold a local variables value upon different calls. I have tried this code but realize that Java can only use static keyword for classes. ( I think i have the code right, my code came off of a different computer that does not have internet access. I think I have remembered it correctly though.) (Toggle Plain Text) private float proc(int a, int b, boolean state){ if(state == true){ //do processing here static int complete = 1; return result; }else{ if(complete != 1){ //do same processing here } // more processing return result; } private float proc(int a, int b, boolean state){ if(state == true){ //do processing here static int complete = 1; return result; }else{ if(complete != 1){ //do same processing here } // more processing return result; } I then switched it to this but Java won't compile it due to a possible initiation issue. (Toggle Plain Text) private float proc(int a, int b, boolean state){ Integer completed; if(state == true){ //do processing here completed = 1; return result; }else{ if(completed != 1){ //do same processing here } // more processing return result; } private float proc(int a, int b, boolean state){ Integer completed; if(state == true){ //do processing here completed = 1; return result; }else{ if(completed != 1){ //do same processing here } // more processing return result; } Any advice will greatly be appreciated.

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