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Integer Division:

  • When two integers are divided, the decimal result is removed:

    • It gets trunicated, not rounded

      • 5.3 and 5.7 would both be just 5
    • To keep the decimal, add a floating point number in the equation

String Arithmatic:

  • Adding two String literals will simply combine both Strings instead of doing math

Order of Operations:

  • Java follows normal mathmatical order of operations

Mixed Type Expressions:

  • Expressions comprised of the same types will have a result of that type:

    • int + int = int

    • double + double = double

  • When an expression contains multiple types, one type will have priority:

    • String > int, char, double, boolean

    • Double/Float > int

Assignment Conversion:

  • Happens automatically

  • Occurs during variable assignment (not in expression)

  • Can convert from smaller value to larger value but not the other way around

    • Not based off byte size but instead number size

    • Ex.

      • int double = double

      • double int = possible loss of precision error (can’t display decimals in int)

Casting:

  • Forcing Java to perform a type conversion using an operator

  • Cast operator has higher precedence than operator (PEMDAS)

  • Doesn’t cost possible loss of precision error

  • Place the cast operator in front of the type that is being converted

double avg = 4.0;
int gpa = (int)average;