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The below code compiles fine, but when I run it I get the follwing error:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.VerifyError: (class: TestConvert, method: m
ain signature: ([Ljava/lang/String;)V) Accessing value from uninitialized regist
er 1


I know its because of the line marked with //(1) ...but I thought "i" is a compile time constant integer which will be automaticly narrowed to byte and then autoboxed to Byte .. but this dosen't happen ... why??
 
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Compiles and run fine for me.
 
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Nope. Autoboxing only works between a wrapper class and its respective primitive. If you want to box an int to a Byte or a Character, either cast it to byte or char first, or even better, use the wrapper class' valueOf method.

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Apparently not. Care to shed some light on this, Henry? I get the same error as the original poster, and it won't even compile if I try to store i into a Long.
 
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Dear Henry Wong , my practice shows it will cause error at runtime.

Stephan van Hulst wrote:Nope. Autoboxing only works between a wrapper class and its respective primitive. If you want to box an int to a Byte or a Character, either cast it to byte or char first, or even better, use the wrapper class' valueOf method.

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Apparently not. Care to shed some light on this, Henry? I get the same error as the original poster, and it won't even compile if I try to store i into a Long.


but Stephan if I changed the code into:

it will comile and run fine.
and you know this assignment process contains narrowing from "int" to "byte" and then autoboxing to "Byte" ... so again why?
 
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Imad Aydarooos wrote:Dear Henry Wong , my practice shows it will cause error at runtime.



Don't know what to tell you... I cut and pasted your code. Compiled it. Ran it. No errors.... BTW, I am using Java 6, in case you are interested.

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Stephan van Hulst wrote:Apparently not. Care to shed some light on this, Henry? I get the same error as the original poster, and it won't even compile if I try to store i into a Long.



It's a special case for autoboxing. The JLS allows boxing to occur for different types, if the assignment is from a compile time constant (and it is deemed that the value will fit into the type to be assigned).

As for the compile error with Long, the JLS doesn't include long in the case -- don't know why.

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I modified the code and added appropriate casts.



When i did put in external byte and char casts, then i got the following output:


It seems that we cannot convert an int directly into a Byte or Character. An external cast is required.
However, i too am not very sure if that's true.
I am assuming that from the output i got.
 
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Henry Wong wrote:

Imad Aydarooos wrote:Dear Henry Wong , my practice shows it will cause error at runtime.



Don't know what to tell you... I cut and pasted your code. Compiled it. Ran it. No errors.... BTW, I am using Java 6, in case you are interested.

Henry


Dear Henry, I'm using the following java and javac versions:
java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-b105, mixed mode, sharing)

javac 1.6.0
Ranchers, can you help us by trying compile and run the originally posted code?
 
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compiles, and run fine for me.

seems very close to previous thread
 
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Bharath Raja wrote:compiles, and run fine for me.

seems very close to previous thread



Thanks very much Bharath Raja, I'm fine with this

Adam Michalik wrote:I have posted a bug to the Sun Java Bug Database: Bug ID = 6816548.



I will try to fix my javac
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compiles and run fine for me too.

BTW if you remove final modifier from int i then it will generate error.

why?

I am not sure but i think that making final to a code will fix its value which in future cann't be changed.
If not changed and the value is in range of byte then it compiles successfully.

also try with
final int i = -30;
Byte b = i; // will compile fine
Character c = i;//will generate error as i can't be changed and it is negative. so, it is not under the range of character.

Please provide view on final and its casting
Thanks
 
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Pradeep Chandra wrote:compiles and run fine for me too.

BTW if you remove final modifier from int i then it will generate error.

why?

I am not sure but i think that making final to a code will fix its value which in future cann't be changed.
If not changed and the value is in range of byte then it compiles successfully.

also try with
final int i = -30;
Byte b = i; // will compile fine
Character c = i;//will generate error as i can't be changed and it is negative. so, it is not under the range of character.

Please provide view on final and its casting
Thanks


Dear Pradeep, for your first question,from A Programmer’s Guide to Java™ SCJP Certification A Comprehensive Primer Third Edition by Khalid A. Mughal and Rolf W. Rasmussen
"Additionally, implicit narrowing primitive conversions on assignment can occur in
cases where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
• the source is a constant expression of either byte, short, char, or int type
• the target type is either byte, short, or char type
• the value of the source is determined to be in the range of the target type at
compile time"
and since when you take out the final keyword you will get a local variable not a compile time constan then you will sure have the compile error.
 
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Henry Wong wrote:

Imad Aydarooos wrote:Dear Henry Wong , my practice shows it will cause error at runtime.



Don't know what to tell you... I cut and pasted your code. Compiled it. Ran it. No errors.... BTW, I am using Java 6, in case you are interested.

Henry


Dear Henry, when i used NetBeans IDE 6.8, it copmiles and run very well.. thanks very much
 
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thank you Imad
 
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