What input was given to the following code snippet to output 8?

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Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in); int times; times = s.nextInt(); //brings in an int from commandline times = times < 0 ? -times : times; int notes = times++; if (times-- > 5 || notes == times) notes *= (times-2); else if (times%4==1 && notes < times) notes += times - 1; if (-times > -notes) System.out.println(notes); else System.out.println(times);

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Thomas

Level 41 , Bayreuth, Germany

28 August, 07:20

why do you not just write:

Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
int num = Math.abs(console.nextInt());
System.out.println(num *= num - 2);

Then you easily can see that -4 and 4 will output 8.