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Harakim · Oct 12th, 2007, 10:08 PM

There are three things to be taken from this:
1) PrintStream.println() converts whatever is inside to a string...basically
2) Operations inside a function call's parenthesis are evaulated before the call.
3) Operations in Java are evaluated from left to right.
4) When an operation between two types happens, the lesser type is promoted to the greater type.

The operators in Java are evaluated from left to right:
EXAMPLE: 1 + 2 + 3 + "a" == ((1 + 2) + 3) + "a"
EXAMPLE: 1 + 2 + 3 + "a" != 1 + (2 + (3 + "a"))
More specific examples are included at the bottom

More than you want to know about type promotions
When an operation between two types happens, the lesser type is promoted to the greater type:

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EXAMPLE: byte b = (byte)1;
              int a = b + 13434;  //b becomes an int
EXAMPLE: int i = 10;
EXAMPLE: String s = i + "cat"; // i becomes "10", the string

System.out.println( 1 + 2 );
-->
1 + 2;
System.out.println( 3 );

System.out.println( "a" + 1 + 2 );
-->
"a" + 1
"a1" + 2
System.out.println( "a12" );

System.out.println( 1 + 2 + "a" );
-->
1 + 2
3 + "a"
System.out.println( "3a" );

Oct 12th, 2007, 10:08 PM	#10
Harakim Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States Posts: 176 Rep Power: 3	There are three things to be taken from this: 1) PrintStream.println() converts whatever is inside to a string...basically 2) Operations inside a function call's parenthesis are evaulated before the call. 3) Operations in Java are evaluated from left to right. 4) When an operation between two types happens, the lesser type is promoted to the greater type. The operators in Java are evaluated from left to right: EXAMPLE: 1 + 2 + 3 + "a" == ((1 + 2) + 3) + "a" EXAMPLE: 1 + 2 + 3 + "a" != 1 + (2 + (3 + "a")) More specific examples are included at the bottom More than you want to know about type promotions When an operation between two types happens, the lesser type is promoted to the greater type: (Toggle Plain Text) EXAMPLE: byte b = (byte)1; int a = b + 13434; //b becomes an int EXAMPLE: int i = 10; EXAMPLE: String s = i + "cat"; // i becomes "10", the string EXAMPLE: byte b = (byte)1; int a = b + 13434; //b becomes an int EXAMPLE: int i = 10; EXAMPLE: String s = i + "cat"; // i becomes "10", the string System.out.println( 1 + 2 ); --> 1 + 2; System.out.println( 3 ); System.out.println( "a" + 1 + 2 ); --> "a" + 1 "a1" + 2 System.out.println( "a12" ); System.out.println( 1 + 2 + "a" ); --> 1 + 2 3 + "a" System.out.println( "3a" );