BUG: Java Compiler Does Not Report Case Labels Out of Range (162108)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual J++ 1.0
Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1

This article was previously published under Q162108

SYMPTOMS

When using an integral type for a switch statement, the Microsoft Java Compiler, Jvc.exe, does not report if a case label is out of range.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, you need to manually check that all integral types are within range.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

The following code reproduces this problem:

public class IntegralTest
{
     public static void main(String args[])
     {
         byte b = 127;          //byte range from -128 to 127
         switch(b)
         {
               case 256:        //should be a compile-time error
         }
     }
}

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following pages on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	8/25/2005
Keywords:	kbArtTypeINF kbbug kbCommandLine KB162108