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Question

What is wrong in the following code?

public class Test {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Number x = new Integer(3);
    System.out.println(x.intValue());
    System.out.println((Integer) x.compareTo(new Integer(4)));
  }
}

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Answered 2 years ago
Answered 2 years ago

On line 5, the variable x is compared to a new Integer object. The variable x is of type Number and not Integer. The conversion before invoking the method compareTo is done on the result of the method and not on x.

To get a valid result, the program should look like this

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Number x = new Integer(3);
        System.out.println(x.intValue());
        System.out.println(((Integer)x)
                            .compareTo(new Integer(4)));
    }
}

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