work for assessment

.classpath

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.JUNIT_CONTAINER/5"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
 </classpath>

src/AssessmentPartOne.java

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		// Debug this method so it passes the unit test.
 		// Add comments beside any changes you make
 		
-		if (num1<num2)
+		if (num1>num2) // made sure num2 is greater than num1
 		{
-			if (num3>num1)
+			if (num3>num1) // made sure num1 is greater than num3
 			{
 				return num3;
 			}
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		}
 		else 
 		{
-			if (num3>num2)
+			if (num3>num2) //made sure num2 is greater than num3
 			{
 				return num3;						
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				return num2
+				return num2; // added semicolon to end the code
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -42,10 +42,36 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		
 		// You should comment your code explaining what each part does
 		
-		int sumOfSquares = 0;
 		
+		// Setting the int data type of the sumOfNumbers setting its value to 0
+		int SumOfNumbers = 0;
 		
-		return sumOfSquares;
+		//This part of the code states if the start is greater than the end value it will set the sumOfNumbers as -1 as stated in the instructions and will then return this value
+		//If this is not the outcome it will then continue to the else if segment of the code
+		if(start > end) {
+				SumOfNumbers = -1;
+				return SumOfNumbers;		
+		}
+		//This segment of code is to make sure that if the code starts at 0= or ends as a 0 it will set the sumOfNumbers as -1 and return this value
+		//If this is not the case it will carry on to the next else if statement 
+		else if(start < 0 || end <= 0) {
+			SumOfNumbers = -1;
+		return SumOfNumbers;
+		}
+		//This segment of the code states that if the start of the code plus 1 is equal to the of the code it will return the sumOfNumbers as equal -1
+		//If this is not the case it will then go to the while section of the code
+		else if(start + 1 == end) {
+			SumOfNumbers = -1;
+			return SumOfNumbers;
+		}
+		//This section of the code is states while the start of the code is less than end-1 it will increment the start value. It will then start the sumOfNumbers. It then returns this value.
+		//This segment of the code will continue to run this section until the start value is equal to the end value of -1
+		while(start < end -1) {
+			++start;
+			SumOfNumbers+=start;
+		}
+		return SumOfNumbers;
 	}
-	
 }
+	
+

src/AssessmentPartOneTest.java

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.CsvSource;
 
 class AssessmentPartOneTest {
 
-	public static AssessmentPartOne test;
+	public static AssessmentPartOneTest test;
 	
 	@BeforeAll
 	static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {