
Big Java Late Objects
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Author: Horstmann
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 5, Problem 8PP
Leap years. Write a method
public static boolean isLeapYear(int year)
that tests whether a year is a leap year: that is, a year with 366 days. Exercise P3.14 describes how to test whether a year is a leap year. In this exercise, use multiple if statements and return statements to return the result as soon as you know it.
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