I noticed that the max limit for a radix in Java is base 36.
Is this an arbitrary limit, or does Java have reason for limiting the radix in this way?
I noticed that the max limit for a radix in Java is base 36.
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I noticed that the max limit for a radix in Java is base 36.
Is this an arbitrary limit, or does Java have reason for limiting the radix in this way?
It’s the number of decimal digits (10), plus the number of letters in the alphabet (26).
If a radix of 37 were allowed, a new character would have to be picked to represent the 37th digit. While it certainly would have been possible to pick some character, there is no obvious choice. It makes sense to just disallow larger radixes.