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Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
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Page 1.4
Code example |
The function,
private function convertCtoF(celsius:Number):Number
{
return 9/5 * (celsius + 32);
}
returns an incorrect value. The formula should be:
return (9/5 * celsius) + 32;
{section 1.4} about midway through the code for the temperature converter;
Function to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit is incorrect. The author has the function like so:
private function convertCtoF(celsius:Number):Number
{
return 9/5 * (celsius + 32);
}
Which produces a wrong answer. It should simply be:
private function convertCtoF(celsius:Number):Number
{
return 9/5 * celsius + 32;
}
For example, when converting 100 Celsius, the boiling point of water or 212 Fahrenheit, the converter mistakenly gives
237.60 degrees as the answer. See the author's website at http://www.partlyhuman.com/books/flexshortcut/code/temperature/
to view the finished converter.
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Anonymous |
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Page 7
AVM2 section (don't know about page number - reading from safari) |
"Like Java, new and delete are the primary means to manage your application's memory."
delete is not used in Java to free up memory.
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Anonymous |
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