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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T10:59:08+00:00 2026-05-26T10:59:08+00:00

This was probably asked somewhere but I couldn’t find it. Could someone clarify why

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This was probably asked somewhere but I couldn’t find it. Could someone clarify why this code compiles and prints out 1?

long i = (byte) + (char) - (int) + (long) - 1;
System.out.println(i);
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    2026-05-26T10:59:08+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 10:59 am

    It’s being parsed as this:

    long i = (byte)( +(char)( -(int)( +(long)(-1) ) ) );
    

    where all the + and - operators are unary + or -.

    In which case, the 1 gets negated twice, so it prints out as a 1.

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