Array assignment

[Olga Belova]

I just got confused with the whole array assignment deal. Can I assign integer array to a long array? I thought it is possible...

[Abdulla Mamuwala]

Please compile the following code,

 class test{
public static void main(String args[]){
int i[]=new int[3];
long l[]=new long[3];
l=i;
}
} 

The Output is:
C:\scratch\test.java:5: incompatible types
The above output is true for all primitive array types.

[Olga Belova]

Thanks Got you.

[Gian Franco]

Hi,
to complete the picture try:

public class ArrayTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String[] s1 = {"abc","def"};
Object[] o1 = new Object[3];
Integer[] i1 = {new Integer(10), new Integer(22)};
o1 = s1;
o1 = i1;
}
}

this is allowed.
Greetings,
Gian Franco