Why are Integers immutable in Java?

You won’t find a mandatory reason why java.lang wrappers must be immutable. Simply because it’s a design decision. They could have decided otherwise. The language designers had to choose between mutable and immutable. And they chose immutable. That’s it. There are some compelling (IMO) reasons though to make them immutable: It’s consistent with String. The … Read more

What do the C and C++ standards say about bit-level integer representation and manipulation?

(1) If all the bits in an integer type are zero, does the integer as whole represent zero? Yes, the bit pattern consisting of all zeroes always represents 0: The representations of integral types shall define values by use of a pure binary numeration system.49 [ยง3.9.1/7] 49 A positional representation for integers that uses the … Read more

Is there a view for inputing integers in Android?

The NumberPicker widget is probably what you want. Unfortunately it’s located in com.android.internal.Widget.NumberPicker which we cannot get to through normal means. There are two ways to use it: Copy the code from android source Use reflection to access the widget Here’s the xml for using it in a layout: <com.android.internal.widget.NumberPicker android:id=”@+id/picker” android:layout_width=”wrap_content” android:layout_height=”wrap_content”/> Here’s the … Read more