int or short

[Kris Reid]

Am I correct by saying 22 is explicitly an int?
as 22.2 is explicitly an double.

Then why does

short s = 22;

work with out a cast
shouldn't it have to be

short s = (int)22;

as

Short sObject = new Short(22);
won't work as it knows 22 is an int

[Mike Gershman]

Java will automatically do a narrowing cast on constant int expressions that can be evaluated at compile time when they are assigned to byte, short, or char, provided that they will fit.

[Rajasekar Elango]

Hi,

Short sObject = new Short(22);
won't work as it knows 22 is an int

Because implicit narrowing is done automatically for assignments, but not automatically done while evaluating method parameters..

So you to do explicit cast to pass a Integer literal to a method that accepts short value.

Look at jls for more information.

Thanks,
Raja

[Kris Reid]

If that is true why doesn't implicit narrowing work for a float.
i.e. float f = 5.5
needs a cast

[marc weber]

Originally posted by Kris Reid:
...why doesn't implicit narrowing work for a float?

With floating-point numbers, it's not just about range. "Precision" also becomes an issue due to the way in which these values are stored.

See this thread:
http://www.coderanch.com/t/247234/java-programmer-SCJP/certification/method-parameter
[ January 06, 2005: Message edited by: marc weber ]