Help needed for simple problem

Question

Pls give me solution.............+
*public class Abc{*
private int x;
*public static void main(String[]args){*
char a = 'a';
int i =a;//i=97
char x= 97; //char x=i; does not compile but i also 97
System.out.print(a+" "+i+" "+x);
char x can be initialized by an int 97.
As i is an int and value alos 97.
why i can't assig to x??????

Answer 1

Sabbir wrote:
char x can be initialized by an int 97.
As i is an int and value alos 97.
why i can't assig to x??????Because the compiler "thinks" the value of int i might change causing it to be larger than the allowed char-range (or negative). So, the following is not allowed:
int i = 97;
char x = i;But this is valid since i is made final:
final int i = 97;
char x = i;