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C# C# Objects Encapsulation with Properties Property Practice

Ranvir Sahota
Ranvir Sahota
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Posted by Ranvir Sahota
Ranvir Sahota
9,844 Points

Why test Health <= 0;

If the health of an invader is less than 0 would that mean something is wrong with the code? Should we not throw an error and try to fix it? Would it be classed a bug or glitch?

1 Answer

andren
andren
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andren
andren
28,558 Points

No, the health getting below 0 would not really be a bug. If the invader had 1 HP and received 3 points of damage for example then it would end up with -2 health. That's normal and is something that happens in real games all the time. Some games even have overkill bonuses you receive if the enemy ends up with a certain amount of negative health.

As long as you have code that checks the health and marks the Invader as dead when the health is 0 or below (like is done in the video) you won't run into any real problems.

Ranvir Sahota
Ranvir Sahota
9,844 Points
Ranvir Sahota
Ranvir Sahota
9,844 Points

Just realized how wrong I was and hearthstone has something like overkill. Thankyou