[Primitive Values, Wrapper Classes, Types and Casting]

The following statement will generate a compile time error.
This can be rectified in 2 different ways, without losing precision of price.
Write these statements:

float price = 17.99;

Question

[Primitive Values, Wrapper Classes, Types and Casting] 

        The following statement will generate a compile time error. 
        This can be rectified in 2 different ways, without losing precision of price. 
        Write these statements:
    

float price = 17.99;

Accepted Answer

float price = 17.99;
    

    
        Correct Statements:
    

    
float price = 17.99f;
    

    
float price = (float) 17.99;
    

    

        Why Error Occurs:

        
            In Java, decimal numbers like:
        

        
17.99
        

        
            are treated as double by default.
        

        
            So the statement:
        

        
float price = 17.99;
        

        
            tries to assign a double value to a 
            float variable.
        

        
            This causes a:
        

        
Compile-Time Error (possible loss of precision)
        

        Two Ways to Fix It:

        

            
                Method
                Explanation
            

            
                Using 'f' suffix
                
                    Tells Java that the number is float type explicitly
                
            

            
                Type casting
                
                    Converts double value to float manually
                
            

        

        Method 1: Using 'f' suffix

        
float price = 17.99f;
        

        
            Here, f indicates float literal.
        

        Method 2: Type Casting

        
float price = (float) 17.99;
        

        
            Here, the double value is explicitly converted to float.
        

        Important Concept:

        
Default decimal → double  
float requires → 'f' suffix OR casting
        

        Conclusion:

        

            
                Error occurs due to type mismatch (double → float)
            

            
                It can be fixed using:
            

            
                ✅ float price = 17.99f;
            

            
                ✅ float price = (float) 17.99;

Method	Explanation
Using 'f' suffix	Tells Java that the number is float type explicitly
Type casting	Converts double value to float manually

[Primitive Values, Wrapper Classes, Types and Casting] The following statement will generate a compile time error. This can be rectified in 2 different ways, without losing precision of price. Write these statements: float price = 17.99;

Answer with Explanation

Why Error Occurs:

Two Ways to Fix It:

Method 1: Using 'f' suffix

Method 2: Type Casting

Important Concept:

Conclusion:

[Primitive Values, Wrapper Classes, Types and Casting]

The following statement will generate a compile time error. This can be rectified in 2 different ways, without losing precision of price. Write these statements:

float price = 17.99;