Bug in less than operator

[jugendforscht]

I have a problem with the less than operator.

Source:
Ultrasonicsensor senor = new Ultrasonicsensor(SensorPort.S4);
int number = 500, currentDistance = 1;
boolean continueLoop = true;
do
{
currentDistance = sensor.getDistance;
continueLoop = currentDistance < number;
}
while (continueLoop);
Sound.beep();

So you should hear a sound, if currentDistance is greater than 500.
But the loop just continues. I tried other posisbilities with if-then and also ? :.
But it just doesn't work. I think it is probably a problem with the less than operator.

Do you have this problem too? Do you know how to solve it?
Marco

P.S. I'm german. So my English isn't perfect.

[skoehler]

currentDistance will NEVER be larger than 255. That's the value the UltraSonic returns if no object is found in front of it.
That you never hear a beep is actually correct.

[jugendforscht]

But I moved the sensor in front of a wall and let the sensorvalue display. So I saw the value and with enough distance from the wall it was between 550 and 700. But the loop doesn't exit.

Marco

[skoehler]

But I moved the sensor in front of a wall and let the sensorvalue display. So I saw the value and with enough distance from the wall it was between 550 and 700. But the loop doesn't exit.

I believe, you were drawing on the LCD without clearing it first. Hence, you see high 3 digit numbers. Imagine you first draw 255 and then 30 without clearing it first. That results is "305" on the display because the "5" from the 255 remains visible.

[jugendforscht]

Thank you! I'm sure that this was the problem. I will try this tomorrow. I think it will work then.

Marco

[jugendforscht]

Yesss! It works! Thank you very much!