l think I have a problem with min statement

Question about the task

Minimum of four numbers

Java Syntax, Level 2, Lesson 8

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And my code has errors

Write a function that computes the minimum of four numbers.
The function min(a, b, c, d) should use (call) the function min(a, b)

Hint:
You need to write the body of the two existing min functions.

Requirements:

The program should display text on the screen.
The min methods should not display text on the screen.
The main method should call min(a, b) and min(a, b, c, d).
The main method should display the result of the min methods. Each time, on a new line.
The min(a, b) method must return the minimum of the numbers a and b.
The min(a, b, c, d) method must use the min(a, b) method.
The min(a, b, c, d) method must return the minimum of the numbers a, b, c, and d.

package com.codegym.task.task02.task0217; /* Minimum of four numbers */ public class Solution { public static int min(int a, int b, int c, int d) { //write your code here int m1 =min(a,b); int m3=min(c,d); int m2=min(m3,m1); return m2; } public static int min(int a, int b) { //write your code here int m2 =min(a,b); return m2; } public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { System.out.println(min(-20, -10)); System.out.println(min(-20, -10, -30, -40)); System.out.println(min(-20, -10, -30, 40)); System.out.println(min(-40, -10, -30, 40)); } }

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Nouser

Level 36 , Germany

20 September 2020, 10:08

Problem is in line 20. You call the min(int, int) method and that one is defined in line 16. Line 20 calls line 16 over and over again. I guess you wanted to call Javas min method Math.min or you write your own method like

return a < b ? a : b;

if (a < b)
    return a;
return b;