What is definition of an invalid literal

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Apr 20, 2020 in Java by Stephen
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Hi, @ Stephen,

I will explain to you the fact why and where you get invalid literal in Java with a simple example with context: Suppose, you have taken,

x=5 and y=x++ which is correct in Java, then why is int y=++4 isn't correct!

Here it goes,

Literal: Any constant value which can be assigned to the variable is called as literal/constant.

// Here 5 is a constant/literal.
int x = 5; 

That's because 5 is a value (represented by the literal 5), not a variable (which is basically a named container for a value) like x. You can change the value contained in a variable, but not the value itself. This is why you get the syntax error: Invalid literal.

++ is the pre-increment operator in Java — it takes a variable, increments the value contained within it, and returns the updated value. Which is the reason why constructs like ++(++x) are invalid in Java — the increment and decrement operators return the value instead of a (variable) reference to that value.

I hope this will help you to understand the concept.

answered Apr 20, 2020 by Gitika
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