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I can create a literal long by appending an L to the value; why can't I create a literal short or byte in some similar way? Why do I need to use an int literal with a cast? And if the answer is "B...
Windywindzer asked 25/11, 2008 at 15:57

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I just started to work with 3D meshes, oriented to be used for finite element analysis. I would like to model inclusions for materials (any shape, but mainly interested in spheres and ellipsoids) i...
Specialism asked 23/7, 2018 at 10:32

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I'm exploring Proxies in JavaScript, and I want to know if there are any ways to Proxy primitives. If I try to do so: new Proxy('I am a string'); It throws Uncaught TypeError: `target` argument of...
Trapezium asked 15/9, 2021 at 14:34

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I'm reading 'Professional Javascript for Web Developers' Chapter 4 and it tells me that the five types of primitives are: undefined, null, boolean, number and string. If null is a primitive, why d...
Hoberthobey asked 15/9, 2013 at 2:2

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I've got a usize that does hit very large values. I also apply a delta to it that I receive in the form of an isize. What's the best way to apply the delta without losing any precision? fn main() ...
Follmer asked 6/12, 2019 at 7:2

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More precisely, is int a part of the Integer class (a stripped down version or something) or is it something else entirely? I am aware that int is a value type and Integer a reference type, but do...
Zoril asked 9/10, 2011 at 0:15

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This is a past exam question and I was wondering what a primitive type and reference type are first off? With an array I know that a reference type is where the array is composed of objects or vari...
Jato asked 9/1, 2012 at 15:30

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So, you know how the primitive of type char has the size of 1 byte? How would I make a primitive with a custom size? So like instead of an in int with the size of 4 bytes I make one with size of le...
Salesmanship asked 21/4, 2010 at 1:45

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Is int (aka Int32) an object , or a primitive in .NET (I'm not asking regarding int?)? I hit F12 on the saved word int and got : public struct Int32 : IComparable, IFormattable, IConvertible, I...
Strathspey asked 20/10, 2015 at 22:19

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I am new to Java and Spring, and I am building a sytem using Spring JPA. I am now working on my service and controller classes, and I would like to create a dynamic query. I have created a form, in...
Ripe asked 25/9, 2017 at 17:9

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Is there a way to enforce/limit the types that are passed to primitives? (bool, int, string, etc.) Now, I know you can limit the generic type parameter to a type or interface implementation via the...
Vashti asked 12/8, 2008 at 15:7

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I came across a class using Integer variables to capture size to be used in a for loop. Is this good practice or should we use the int primitive data type? Integer size = something.getFields().siz...
Isogamete asked 16/5, 2012 at 17:34

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If we want to check the datatype of variable in javascript, we can use typeof operator . Consider this snippet var c = 'str' ; console.log(typeof(c)); // string c = 123 ; console.log(typeof(c)); ...
Attorneyatlaw asked 8/4, 2020 at 15:47

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Recently had an interviewer ask to define the difference between objects and primitives. Seemed like an odd question considering that all languages begin with a primitive. How would you have answer...
Cramoisy asked 27/12, 2011 at 9:54

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I'm asking this question because I've noticed that TypeScript allows declaring constructors that return primitive types, e.g.: type Constructor1 = new () => string; // Primitive string as oppos...
Cementum asked 2/12, 2021 at 7:34

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How can I cast a Java object into a boolean primitive I tried like below but it doesn't work boolean di = new Boolean(someObject).booleanValue(); The constructor Boolean(Object) is undefined...
Dann asked 5/2, 2010 at 10:47

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I want to compare a long value (primitive type) with another Long value (wrapper type): long x = 5; Long y = 5L; // version 1: only safe, if x is a primitive type var isEqual = x == y; // version...
Lynwoodlynx asked 10/11, 2021 at 10:53

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Apart from using (byte[]) in streaming I don't really see byte and short used much. On the other hand I have seen long used where the actual value is |100| and byte would be more appropriate. Is th...
Frier asked 8/10, 2009 at 19:0

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I have a question about the primitive type short in Java. I am using JDK 1.6. If I have the following: short a = 2; short b = 3; short c = a + b; the compiler does not want to compile - it sa...
Educatee asked 25/1, 2009 at 14:30

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When we say Class c = Integer.class; System.out.println(c); it prints class java.lang.Integer which makes sense because java.lang.Integer is a class. So we can have a corresponding Class ob...
Zelikow asked 25/9, 2013 at 11:57

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As a beginner at Java, I am confused while choosing the variable types in entity or model classes. As mentioned on Java Primitives versus Objects, both of them have some pros and cons e.g. memory u...
Scrabble asked 15/5, 2021 at 0:29

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I am wondering, What's exactly the difference between these two ways of initializing an array of primitives: int[] arr1 = new int[]{3,2,5,4,1}; int[] arr2 = {3,2,5,4,1}; and which one is prefe...
Stewardson asked 27/5, 2012 at 15:41

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I'm a Java developer who is just starting to learn Ruby. Does Ruby have any primitive types? I can't seem to find a list of them. If not, why?
Mathur asked 13/9, 2013 at 15:50

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I want to store two ints in a long (instead of having to create a new Point object every time). Currently, I tried this. It's not working, but I don't know what is wrong with it: // x and y are i...
Dessiedessma asked 7/10, 2012 at 21:17

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What is the difference between Integer.class, Integer.TYPE and int.class? acc to me Integer.class is a reference of Integer (Wrapper) Class object but what is then int.class as int is not a clas...
Reluctant asked 18/3, 2014 at 5:20

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