17. Numeric Ranges in Java, cont.

• The previos if statement is illegal in Java!

• The expression

  
      1 < value < 10
  
  

  is interpreted as

  
      ( 1 < 7 ) < 10
  
  

  which then becomes

  
      true < 10
  
  

  which is illegal expression because Java does not allow comparing boolean values with other data types.