Question

State with reason why the following are in correct
(i) int a=5;
short b=a;

Answer 1

Answer:

This is not accepted in Java.

Explanation:

The reason for this is because, the range of an int data structure is b/w $-2^3^1$ to $2^3^1$-1, whereas the range for short is $-2^1^5$ to $2^1^5-1$.