src/share/classes/java/lang/Byte.java
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/*
- * Copyright (c) 1996, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1996, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
* published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this
@@ -322,44 +322,49 @@
public byte byteValue() {
return value;
}
/**
- * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a
- * {@code short}.
+ * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a {@code short} after
+ * a widening primitive conversion.
+ * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
*/
public short shortValue() {
return (short)value;
}
/**
- * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as an
- * {@code int}.
+ * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as an {@code int} after
+ * a widening primitive conversion.
+ * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
*/
public int intValue() {
return (int)value;
}
/**
- * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a
- * {@code long}.
+ * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a {@code long} after
+ * a widening primitive conversion.
+ * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
*/
public long longValue() {
return (long)value;
}
/**
- * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a
- * {@code float}.
+ * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a {@code float} after
+ * a widening primitive conversion.
+ * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
*/
public float floatValue() {
return (float)value;
}
/**
- * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a
- * {@code double}.
+ * Returns the value of this {@code Byte} as a {@code double}
+ * after a widening primitive conversion.
+ * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
*/
public double doubleValue() {
return (double)value;
}