Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic wtf...java Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post matto Posted at 8:04 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 So I'm doing this problem, and I've entered the code: Code: public int strDist(String str, String sub) {  if( str.length()==0 ) return 0;  if( !(str.substring(0, sub.length()).equals(sub)) ) {    return strDist( str.substring(1, str.length()), sub);  }  if( !( str.substring( str.length()-sub.length(), str.length()).equals(sub) ) ) {    return strDist( str.substring(0, str.length()-1), sub);  }  return str.length(); } And it passes all the tests except "other tests," which isn't useful since I don't know what's causing it to break.  Any ideas?  This is not kewl.  :(

Replies matto Posted at 8:49 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 o snap alright.  thanks.  that's a useful method.... h a t t Posted at 8:40 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 just added if (str.indexOf(sub) == -1 ) return 0; to the top and it works (when the index is -1 it means that the string is nowhere to be found) h a t t Posted at 8:35 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 ah. it fails if the string doesn't contain the other string anywhere. matto Posted at 8:32 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 yawtf.  I'm trying to come up with a situation that'd cause it to fail... can't think of anything. h a t t Posted at 8:30 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 well i ran it in eclipse and it got the results it was looking for so i don't know what the X is about. Majo Posted at 8:09 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 I wish I understood that but Java I kicked my ass, sorry. bratalvarado Posted at 8:08 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 wait what is this about glowinthedark Posted at 8:06 pm on Nov. 12, 2008 i thought this was about coffee.. dang it! All 8 previous replies displayed.