assigning 09 to int datatype in java

[v.v. krishnan]

public class numbers
{
public static void main(String s[])
{
int a =09;
int b = 08;
System.out.println( a + b);
}
}

when i try to assign the value 08 (or) 09 in java it throws an compile time error "09 too large" "08 too large". it compiles fine if i use anything less than 08. any suggestion please.

[Mani Ram]

When you preceed a number with a zero, it denotes that the number is a Octal number. Since the range of Octal number is from 0 to 7, the compiler gives an error when you try to assign a value greater than 7.