What is happening to the integer when there is leading zero?

Question

int num = 000111;
System.out.println(num);

The output is 73.

Why is this happening?

How can I make the output to be 111? Or, How can I make the value to become 111.

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 28 '18 at 21:48

9

A leading 0 means the value is expressed in octal notation. To make it 111 dont use leading zeroes.

answered Jul 28 '18 at 21:48

Henry

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 28 '18 at 21:51

1

The leading zero causes the integer literal to be interpreted as octal value. 111_oct = 73_dec

You should remove the leading zeros.

answered Jul 28 '18 at 21:51

MC Emperor

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