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What do you do when you have a problem using 'if' option after generating a random number? #21423
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This only prints ‘good’ when ‘a’ isnt in range. |
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asdklfjsad:
This actually always prints “good”, and it has nothing to do with the random number. The reason is that you combine expressions in the
asdklfjsad:
I’ll add parentheses to show what actually happens here: The result of If you want to make sure that a is in the range from 0 to 17 (inclusive) you need to check both conditions separately and combine them with a |
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I understand! thanks |
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This actually always prints “good”, and it has nothing to do with the random number. The reason is that you combine expressions in the
ifcondition:I’ll add parentheses to show what actually happens here:
The result of
0 <= ais always either 0 (false) or 1 (true). And both 0 and 1 are less than or equal to 17. 🙂If you want to make sure that a is in the range from 0 to 17 (inclusive) you need to check both conditions separately and combine them with a
&&(logical and) operator.