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Thread: integer number too large - don't understand

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    Default integer number too large - don't understand

    import javax.swing.*;
    public class TestInt
    {
    public static void main (String[] args)
    {

    long tooBig;

    tooBig = 2147483648;


    }
    }

    Jgrasp reports: TestInt.java:9: error: integer number too large: 2147483648
    tooBig = 2147483648

    Why is this?

    Thanks in advance


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    Default Re: integer number too large - don't understand

    2147483648 is too large to be an int, and is being represented as a "literal int"
    2147483648L is the representation of a "literal long"

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    Default Re: integer number too large - don't understand

    2147483648 is too large to be an int, and is being represented as a "literal int"
    But in the my code I have "Long TooBig"
    How is it being represented as a "literal int"?

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    Default Re: integer number too large - don't understand

    When you type a series of digits, it is the literal representation of the number. In this specific case it is a literal int being assigned to a variable of type long.

    String s = 'c';
    Here, c is a character being assigned to a String variable, but it is still the literal representation of a character.

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    Default Re: integer number too large - don't understand

    Can you please supply the correct code as I still don't fully understand.
    thanks

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    Default Re: integer number too large - don't understand

    1234 is an int literal
    1234L is a long literal.

    2147483648 is too large to be an int
    If you want a value that large, define it as a long by adding an L to the end
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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