ClassCastException Integer to Double
Solution 1
Both are a attempt to convert integer to double, right?
Yes, and no.
This line
double r = (double)((Object)4);
causes the compiler to box the 4
in an Integer
, and an Integer
can't be cast to a double.
The bytecode for this snippet:
(double)((Object) 4)
Looks as follows:
// ...
5: iconst_4
6: invokestatic #2 // Method Integer.valueOf
9: checkcast #3 // class java/lang/Double
// ...
(Line 6 causes the boxing, line 9 throws the exception.)
In other words, it's equivalent to
Object tmp = (Object) 4; // Auto-boxing to Integer
double d = (double) tmp; // Illegal cast from Integer to double.
Here on the other hand
double r = (double)(4);
4
is regarded as an ordinary int
, which can be cast to a double
.
Solution 2
The two conversions that you show, namely,
Object x = 4;
double r = (double)x;
and
double r = (double)(4);
require a different number of conversions:
- The second conversion needs a single cast from an
int
to adouble
, - The first conversion needs an unboxing conversion from
Object
followed by a cast.
Java cast operator performs only one conversion at a time.
To make the first conversion work you have to add another cast to Integer
, like this (demo):
double r = (double)((Integer)((Object)4));
System.out.println(r);
Solution 3
In your first example, 4
is autoboxed to an Integer
, which cannot then be cast to a primitive double
.
Perhaps what you want is simply:
double r = 4;
Solution 4
The first attempt converts 4 into an object of type Integer
which basically is a container that holds the int
value of 4.
The second attempt just casts a int
into a double
with both being primitive non-object types.
You can't cast an object into a primitive type.
Solution 5
Your problem is about boxing and unboxing. You can read more about that here : https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/data/autoboxing.html
Savrige
Updated on June 24, 2022Comments
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Savrige almost 2 years
Why this code throws this exception:
public class DS3{ public static void main(String[] args) { double r = (double)((Object)4); System.out.println(r); } }
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.Integer cannot be cast to java.lang.Double
And this, just run fine:
public class DS4{ public static void main(String[] args) { double r = (double)(4); System.out.println(r); } }
Both are a attempt to convert integer to double, right?