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Thread: why is this code giving value -48?

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    Unhappy why is this code giving value -48?

    class HelloWorld {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
    System.out.println("hello world");
    byte a=40;
    byte b=50;
    byte c=(byte)(a*b);
    System.out.println(c);
    }
    }

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    Default Re: why is this code giving value -48?

    Because that is the int value contained in the c variable.
    a and b are treated as int values in the a*b expression. Print out the value of that expression to see what the results are:
          System.out.println((a*b) + " " + c);  // 2000 -48

    A signed byte uses 8 bits with the high order bit being the sign. =1 means negative
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