Commit 1

src/AssessmentPartOne.java

@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		// 01 - A Gentle Start
 		// Debug this method so it passes the unit test.
 		// Add comments beside any changes you make
-		
-		if (num1<num2)
+
+		if (num1 < num2)
 		{
-			if (num3>num1)
+			if (num3 > num2)    //num1 changed to num2 as num1 can't be the largest integer due to the last if statement
 			{
 				return num3;
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				return num1;
+				return num2;   //num1 changed to num2 as num1 can't be the largest integer due to the if statement 
 			}
 		}
 		else 
 		{
-			if (num3>num2)
+			if (num3 > num1)  //num1 to num2 as num2 has already been tested in the last if statement
 			{
 				return num3;						
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				return num2
+				return num1;   //added semi-colon to avoid syntax bug and changed num2 to num1 as num2 has already been checked and is not the largest
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -42,10 +42,29 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		
 		// You should comment your code explaining what each part does
 		
-		int sumOfSquares = 0;
+		int sumOfSquares = 0;    //Integer to store the sum across the range
+			
+		if ((start < 0) || (end < 0)) {  //-1 returned if start or end are negative values to show that they can't be calculated
+			
+			return sumOfSquares = -1; 
+			
+		}
+		while (start < end - 1) {   //Creates a while loop that traverses the range from start to end
+			
+			start++;            				   //start incremented
+			sumOfSquares = sumOfSquares + start;   //start added onto sumOfSquares
+			
+		} 
+			
 		
+		if (sumOfSquares == 0){    //if the program is not able to calculate a range then -1 is returned
+			
+			sumOfSquares = -1;
+			
+		}
 		
-		return sumOfSquares;
+		return sumOfSquares;    //Returns the sumOfSquares if no negative values have been found
+
 	}
 	
 }