What movie quote does this represent?

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This describes the quote:

private function cross(question:Boolean):Number {
    if (question) {
        var answer:Number = Math.sqrt(-1);
    }
    return answer;
}
trace("Answer:", cross(truth));

Don't know which language this is... Does "answer" go out of scope after the if-block? — KeyboardWielder, May 24 '16 at 11:22
@KeyboardWielder I think it's ActionScript. I don't know if it actually compiles though. — BaSzAt, May 24 '16 at 11:23
Same general idea and same answer as What famous dialogue does this Java code represent?. — DylanSp, May 24 '16 at 12:59

question_asker · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-24T12:05:48.557

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I'm going to take a guess

"You can't handle the truth", from A Few Good Men. I'm assuming that a complex number can't be handled by whatever Number is.

EDIT: Doing some research, it seems that no, complex number handling is not built in to AS's Number class and as such this is a valid interpretation of the above code.

edited May 24 '16 at 12:05

answered May 24 '16 at 11:29

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The funny thing is that as soon as I saw the function named "cross" (as in cross-examine), this is the quote I thought it would be, but I couldn't figure out how it connected. – Ryan May 24 '16 at 15:36

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered May 24 '16 at 11:51

My try:

I am the answer to your prayers.

From the movie:

End of days

Explanation:

the variable truth can mean true. So the if statement is evaluated to true and the answer is always $\sqrt{-1}$ which is i.
'cross' can be a reference to prayer. I know it's a long shot but maybe...

What movie quote does this represent?

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