Anybody explain the output?

Question

public class Main
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int x= 010;
int y= 6;
System.out.println(x);
System.out.println(y);
}
}
output is :8 & 6 . explain how is it 8...

Answer 1

The literal expression which is assigned to the x var is an octal ( 8-base ) notation: in Java, octal numbers starting with a 0 ;)

Answer 2

ASCII
Octal number of 8 is 010.

Look at the table:
http://www.asciitable.com/index/asciifull.gif

Answer 3

@Uran Kajtazaj:

It isn't necessary an Ascii code, it's just an integer value ^^

Answer 4

@Uran Kajtazaj:

I already answered:
It isn't necessary an Ascii code, it's just an integer value ^^

Answer 5

please explain the difference of my answer with yours