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On Thu, 07 Dec 2017 13:32:49 -0800, Eric Douglas wrote:

> So it does.  I was thinking that's one of the automatic conversions.
> Apparently String and int are only automatically compatible if you were
> to do something like this.
>
> this.accountNum = X00000 + "";
>
Yep. I do that often enough when building diagnostic println() parameters,
though almost never in assignment statements. Generally I prefer the neatness
of String.format()

> (though the correct answer to this homework question is still:)
> this.accountNum = "X00000";
>
Yes, total agreement here. Beginners learning to rely on automatic conversion
is likely to bite them sooner rather than later.


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