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Created October 13, 2011 18:59
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Weird bug in Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_27-b07) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.2-b06, mixed mode)
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ForBug.java
import java.util.*;
class ForBug {
public static void main( String[] a ) {
int m = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
for ( int n = 1; n <= m; n++ ) {
System.out.println( "Step " + n );
}
}
}
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For loop in this snippet will end at n == 15588, which obviously not greater that Integer.MAX_VALUE. Looks like it is bug of x64 version only or build. At least on x32 of same version everything works fine.

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