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src/AssessmentPartOne.java

@@ -7,17 +7,21 @@ 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)
+			// LOGICAL ERROR (changed the sign so that num1 is greater then num2)
 		{
 			if (num3>num1)
 			{
 				return num3;
+				//now if num3 is bigger than num1 it means it is the biggest
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				return num1;
+				//if num3 is not bigger than num1 then num1 is the biggest
 			}
 		}
+		//if num1 is not greater than num2 it means num2 or num3 is bigger meaning it moves straight to this else
 		else 
 		{
 			if (num3>num2)
@@ -26,13 +30,13 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				return num2
+				return num2;
+				// SYNTAX ERROR (semi-colon is added after num2)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	
-	public int sumNumbersBetween(int start, int end)
-	{
+	public int sumNumbersBetween(int start, int end) {
 		// 02 - Adding Across A Range
 		// Complete this method so that it adds together all
 		// the integers between start and end, but not including 
@@ -44,8 +48,32 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		
 		int sumOfSquares = 0;
 		
+		//DEFAULT
+		//if the start value is less than 0 the programme will return -1 as it only deals with positive integers
+		if (start <0){
+			return -1;
+		}
+		//if the end value is less than 0 the programme will return -1 as it only deals with positive integers
+		if (end<0){
+			return -1;
+		}
+		//if the start value is less then the end value the programme will return -1
+		//it does this by making sure start +1 is grater than end-1
+		if (end-1 <= start+1){
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		//if none of the default tests are through it runs an else with the for loop that holds the code that adds the values within the range
+		else {
+		// this for loop loops between all the values within the range of start and end excluding the values of start and end themselves
+		for (int i = start +1; i<=end -1 ; i++) {
 			
+			//adds all the integers between start and end 
+			sumOfSquares = sumOfSquares + i;
+			
+
+	}
+	}
 		return sumOfSquares;
 	}
-	
 }