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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Please help |
| Date | 2017-12-07 21:48 +0000 |
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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.
--
Martin | martin at
Gregorie | gregorie
| dot org
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