Weird Java issue in regular If statement

Question

I am developing an Android App in eclipse and I have this if statement:

private static final int MAX_FREQ=2484;
private static final int MIN_FREQ=2412;
if ((freq >= MIN_FREQ) && (freq <= MAX_FREQ)){
 return true; 
 }

The freq is 2462 and for some odd reason it fails to get into the statement. When I change the source into:

private static final int MAX_FREQ=2484;
private static final int MIN_FREQ=2412;
if ((freq >= MIN_FREQ) && (freq <= MAX_FREQ)){
 Log.e(TAG,""Bla Bla");
 return true; 
 }

this one works ... :-/ ? What am I missing ?

• Mat: The second one can't possibly work: it cannot compile.
• Sam: That shouldn't happen, sometimes Eclipses get's confused and it looks like you fixed it by cleaning / rebuilding your project. (I'm assuming those typos are just here in your question.)
• Pragnani Kinnera: Missing brace in the second statement compile time error
• Maroun: What am I missing ? - (
• Mihai Danila: Compiler optimization gone awry, not retaining the line number?

Answer 1

Try this:

 private static final int MAX_FREQ=2484;
private static final int MIN_FREQ=2412;
if ((freq >= MIN_FREQ) && (freq <= MAX_FREQ)) //missing (
 {
 Log.e(TAG,"Bla Bla"); //Semicolon missing in your code and two " signs together
 return true; 
 }