Logic Errors
Computer Science: KS3, topic 2.1.20
Logic Errors
Logic errors are hard to detect because the translator will not detect them for us.
Logic errors
- Logic errors are mistakes in the logic of the program.
- Programs will run, but their outcome will not be as intended.
- They are much more difficult to debug than syntax errors.
Examples of logic errors:
- Many logic errors arise from the use of the wrong boolean operator, e.g. mixing up AND and OR.
- Many logic errors arise from putting menu options the wrong way around in a selection statement.
Test yourself on Logic Errors
Why is it more difficult to detect a logic error than a syntax error?
You translate a program and see this error:
ERROR LINE 13 "x = True NOT False" Incorrect use of operator
Is this a logic error?