Shift operator

[shaan nimaz]

Shift operator
hi everybody,
just try 2 compile this.

class A{
public static void main(String [] args){

byte x,y,z;
x=2<<5;
System.out.println(x);
}
}

when you run the above code x will return 64. if 2<<10 then it will not run b'cos of compile time error(possible loss of precision). then i 2<<32. but this time it runs perfectly & return 2. so can anyone know why dis happen?

[Keith Lynn]

I believe the issue here is a narrowing primitive conversion as part of an assignment conversion.

2 << 5 is known at compile-time, and will fit into a byte.

2 << 10 is known at compile-time, and will not fit into a byte.

The second operand to the shift operator will be reduced modulo 32 before the shift is carried out. So 2 << 32 is converted to 2 << 0 before the shift is carried out.
[ August 13, 2006: Message edited by: Keith Lynn ]

[shaan nimaz]

thankx buddy