Floating point division never results in ArithmaticException, instead the value, here in this case is infinity. And if you cast it to byte yields to the max value (all bits set) FOR BYTE. Hence you see -1. Check out JLS 4.3.
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Originally posted by balu gates:
Hi
Explain this..........
class Infinite {
public static void main(String args[]) {
double d1=1.0;
double d2=0.0;
int b=1;
d1=d1/d2;
b=(byte)d1;
System.out.println(b);
}
}
The answer is -1.
Explain.
