// This example is from _Java Examples in a Nutshell_. (http://www.oreilly.com)
// Copyright (c) 1997 by David Flanagan
// This example is provided WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY either expressed or implied.
// You may study, use, modify, and distribute it for non-commercial purposes.
// For any commercial use, see http://www.davidflanagan.com/javaexamples
/**
* This class doesn't define a main() method, so it isn't a program by itself.
* It does define a useful method that we can use in other programs, though.
**/
public class Factorial {
/** Compute and return x!, the factorial of x */
public static int factorial(int x) {
int fact = 1;
for(int i = 2; i |