Method's choose: Float and double Why ? pls!
void testDoit()
float f = 3.14f;
doIt(f);
void doIt(Float f)
System.out.println("Float");
void doIt(double f)
System.out.println("double");
why "double" is the ouput in the previous example!
hummm
thanks man!
Really, acording the "Java primitives data types"
a float (32 bits) is a double ( 64 bits ) !
mathematically
double contains float!
then, before a cast be executed...the second method is choosen
Thank you!
;)
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