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please help.... i can't understand...why the second one works..?
 
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It works because s is a final variable which is initialized at the point of declaration, which makes it a compile time constant. Since its value is also in the representable range for the byte type, the assignment of s to b is correct.
 
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thanks alot ruben...
 
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You're welcome, Avi. Perhaps it might be a little soon in your progress, but once you are more comfortable, you might want to download the free JLS (Java Language Specification) pdf from Sun. It has information about all these things, and I find it to be very helpful. As is this forum.
 
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