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Hi,
This question is from tipsmart.com's quiz.(25)

Q25.What will be the outcome of executing following code.
class MyClass
{
public static void main(String []args)
{
final int i = 100;
byte b = i;
System.out.println(b);
}
}
Will give compilation error
Will compile and print 100
Will throw an exception
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Answer is compile and print 100.
My question is when we assign an integer to byte don't we get an error?
Vanitha.
[This message has been edited by Vanitha Sugumaran (edited May 30, 2001).]
 
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I think the conversion here is okay and no data is lost because 100 is small enough to be a byte (it's between -128 and +127)
Try it with a bigger number and the binary code will be truncated
 
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hi
i think the reason is that when u specify the final modifier the compiler knows that the value of this variable will not change during the lifetime of the program execution and since the value u asssigned does fit in the range of a byte .... try assigning a value greater than 127 and u'll get a compile time error
hope that helps
Samith.P.Nambiar
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Hi Ranchers,
Samith is right. But IMO, heres a further clarification, if you remove the final keyword from the variable then the code will not
compile, as in that case the compiler knows for sure that the value of literal value of variable "i" can be more that the range of byte.
for example,

Hope this clears the issue.
Ravindra Mohan.
 
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Thanks to you all. Now I understand the reason.
Vanitha.
 
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