Operators and Assignment

[Arathi Rajashekar]

Hi all,
I have question.Just check the following code
public class b1{
public static void main(String arg[]){
final short s=10;
byte b=s; //will not compile. say casting is required
System.out.println(b);
}
}
whereas
public class b1{
public static void main(String arg[]){
final int i=10;
byte b=i;// will compile
System.out.println(b);
}
}
why is it so. Can anybody explain the reason.

[This message has been edited by Arathi Rajashekar (edited November 29, 2001).]

[Darryl Failla]

final short j=10;
This compiles and runs properly for me.

[Nain Hwu]

Arathi,
Which version of compiler are you using?
JDK1.3.1 or later should compile following code without problem:

final short s=10;
byte b=s; //will not compile. say casting is required