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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T13:22:10+00:00 2026-05-24T13:22:10+00:00

byte b=12; b >>= 2; // Why is this legal? why does it automatically

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byte b=12;

b >>= 2; // Why is this legal? why does it automatically typecasts?

b = b >> 2; // Why is this illegal if the above is legal
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    2026-05-24T13:22:11+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 1:22 pm

    b>>=2;
    is same as
    b = (byte) (b>> 2);


    15.26.2 Compound Assignment Operators

    A compound assignment expression of the form E1 op= E2 is equivalent
    to E1 = (T)((E1) op (E2)), where T is the type of E1, except that E1
    is evaluated only once.

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