This describes the quote:
private function cross(question:Boolean):Number {
if (question) {
var answer:Number = Math.sqrt(-1);
}
return answer;
}
trace("Answer:", cross(truth));
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$\begingroup$ Don't know which language this is... Does "answer" go out of scope after the if-block? $\endgroup$– KeyboardWielderMay 24, 2016 at 11:22
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$\begingroup$ @KeyboardWielder I think it's ActionScript. I don't know if it actually compiles though. $\endgroup$– BaSzAtMay 24, 2016 at 11:23
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$\begingroup$ @BaSzAt 'Tis Actionscript. Does compile. $\endgroup$– ChowzenMay 24, 2016 at 11:43
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1$\begingroup$ Same general idea and same answer as What famous dialogue does this Java code represent?. $\endgroup$– DylanSpMay 24, 2016 at 12:59
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I'm going to take a guess
"You can't handle the truth", from A Few Good Men. I'm assuming that a complex number can't be handled by whatever Number is.
EDIT: Doing some research, it seems that no, complex number handling is not built in to AS's Number class and as such this is a valid interpretation of the above code.
answered May 24, 2016 at 11:29
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$\begingroup$ The funny thing is that as soon as I saw the function named "cross" (as in cross-examine), this is the quote I thought it would be, but I couldn't figure out how it connected. $\endgroup$– RyanMay 24, 2016 at 15:36
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My try:
I am the answer to your prayers.
From the movie:
Explanation:
the variable
truthcan meantrue. So theifstatement is evaluated to true and the answer is always $\sqrt{-1}$ which isi.
'cross' can be a reference toprayer. I know it's a long shot but maybe...