about String..~

[SuperPig]

about genetics ..~

public class Box{
  private Object object;
  
  public void add( Object object ){
    this.object = object;
  }

  public Object get(){
    return object;
  }

public class BoxDemo{
  public static void main(String[] args ){
    Box integerBox = new Box();
    integerBox.add("10");
    
    Integer someInteger = (Integer)integerBox.get();
    System.out.println(someInteger);
  }
}

According to Introduction (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Generics) , there are error because of cast exception due to java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Integer .

i really cant understand why "10" cant be converted into 10 ..~

[Norm]

really cant understand why "10" cant be converted into 10

It can be done very easily. Look at the Integer class for a method to do that.
However the compiler is a pretty simple program and is not going to try to figure out what you want to do. You must tell it explicitly with the correct code.
For the case of converting an int to an Integer (called boxing) the compiler will do it for you.

[dlorde]

"10" is a String type that contains two UNICODE characters, the number 10 is a numeric type of value 10. Java has been designed so that conversions between different types are not automatic, but must be explicitly requested. This reduces the number of coding errors and makes programs more robust.

[Jodokus]

about genetics ..~

I take everything literally. That makes me stupid.

i really cant understand why "10" cant be converted into 10 ..~

The computer takes everything literally. That makes it stupid. That's where programmers come in...

[SuperPig]

o..~ i tot the compiler will automatically convert "10" to 10 for me..~
i just need to change [ integerBox.add("10") ] become [ integerBox.add(Integer.parseInt("10")) ] ?

[Norm]

Your code will generate an int which the compiler will convert to an Integer.
You could just do this and create the Integer directly yourself:
integerBox.add(new Integer(10))
or the compiler could do that for you if you coded:
integerBox.add(10);