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Peter Hansen
2,255 PointsLocal variable 'colorAsInt' is redundant
Hi. In the Android Development - Build a Simple Android App by Ben there are no errors but is says that 'colorAsInt' is redundant.
Here is my code:
String color;
Random randomGenerator = new Random();
int randomNumber = randomGenerator.nextInt(mColors.length);
color = mColors[randomNumber];
int colorAsInt = Color.parseColor(color);
return colorAsInt;
How do I fix this? Thanks in advance, Peter!
2 Answers
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsDon't worry about that - it is a warning.
Essentially, the compiler is saying there's no point in declaring colorAsInt as you immediately return it without changing anything.
So, you have said:
int colorAsInt = Color.parseColor(color);
return colorAsInt;
the compiler is pointing out that you can write this and still achieve the same:
return Color.parseColor(color);
The colorAsInt is just there for clarity, rather than having any code necessity.
Make sense?
Steve.
Peter Hansen
2,255 PointsAlright yes I understand it. Thank you so much, Steve :)
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsNo problem! :-)