DAVID@ches.cs.vims.edu (05/18/91)
In article <1991May17.074806.130@hls.com>, neile@hls.com writes: >In article <26912@adm.brl.mil>, bakerre@tawc1.eglin.af.mil (Baker, Robert E.) writes: >> >> I'm looking for source for a function that determines whether or not a >> year is a leap year. Anybody got it. ADVthanksANCE. >> >The test for a leap year is simple; year mod 4 = 0. There is no reason to >add complexity as indicated in other postings. >Neil Everhart However, it's *wrong* unless you never have to deal with century years. Those offering advice should give sufficient information so that those advised can decide what sub-set is appropriate for their needs. Maybe Mr Baker *is* concerned with century years working correctly, if so your advice is misleading. David Evans david@ches.cs.vims.edu