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assertions

Language/Type: Java assertions
Author: Kimberly Todd (on 2010/12/28)

For the following method, identify each of the assertions in the table below as either being always true, never true, or sometimes true / sometimes false.

public static int threeHeads(Random rand) {
    int flip = 1;
    int heads = 0;
    int count = 0;

    // Point A
    while (heads < 3) {
        // Point B
        flip = rand.nextInt(2); // flip coin
        
        if (flip == 0) { // heads
            heads++;
            // Point C
        } else {
            // Point D
            heads = 0;
        }
        count++;
    }
    
    // Point E
    return count;
}

Fill in each box of the the table below with ALWAYS, NEVER or SOMETIMES.

flip == 0 heads == 0 flip > heads
Point A
Point B
Point C
Point D
Point E

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