int/uint madness

int-uint-madness.as

package  
{
	import flash.display.Sprite;

	[SWF(backgroundColor="#FFFFFF", frameRate="60", width="800", height="600")]
	final public class Test extends Sprite
	{
		
		public function Test()
		{
			var a:uint = 3;
			var b:int = 3;
			
			trace("actual values:");
			if (a < 0)
			{
				trace("a is int");
			}
			else
			{
				a = -a;
				if (a < 0)
					trace("a is int");
				else
					trace("a is uint");
				a = -a;
			}
			
			if (b < 0)
			{
				trace("b is int");
			}
			else
			{
				b = -b;
				if (b < 0)
					trace("b is int");
				else
					trace("b is uint");
				b = -b;
			}
			
			trace("but put this test into a method everything's an int!:");
			test(a, "a");
			test(b, "b");
		}

		private function test(value:*, label:String):void
		{
			if (value < 0)
			{
				trace(label + " is int");
			}
			else
			{
				value = -value;
				if (value < 0)
					trace(label + " is int");
				else
					trace(label + " is uint");
				value = -value;
			}
		}
		
	}
	
}