diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ArrayUtil.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ArrayUtil.java
index bfe70a0e..f2bf4ee5 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ArrayUtil.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ArrayUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ArrayUtil.java,v 1.21 2002/12/05 22:11:03 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: ArrayUtil.java,v 1.22 2002/12/05 22:14:52 shaper Exp $
 //
 // samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
 // Copyright (C) 2001 Walter Korman
@@ -136,14 +136,13 @@ public class ArrayUtil
      */
     public static int indexOf (float[] values, float value)
     {
-        int idx = -1;
         int count = (values == null) ? 0 : values.length;
         for (int ii = 0; ii < count; ii++) {
             if (values[ii] == value) {
                 return ii;
             }
         }
-        return idx;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     /**