Whats difference between this two: BigInteger.valueOf(10000) and BigInteger.valueOf(0010000)?
biginteger, java, numeric
Solution
0010000 is an octal literal. This has nothing to do with `BigInteger` - it's just Java integer literals (JLS 3.10.1):
System.out.println(10000); // 10000
System.out.println(0010000); // 4096
From the JLS:
A decimal numeral is either the single ASCII digit 0, representing the integer zero, or consists of an ASCII digit from 1 to 9 optionally followed by one or more ASCII digits from 0 to 9 interspersed with underscores, representing a positive integer.
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An octal numeral consists of an ASCII digit 0 followed by one or more of the ASCII digits 0 through 7 interspersed with underscores, and can represent a positive, zero, or negative integer.
Problem
I was working with one problem and came across this. What happen is: when we use this: `BigInteger.valueOf(10000)` it gives value of `10000` But when we use this `BigInteger.valueOf(0010000)` it gives value of `4096` Whats the difference between the two?