Java - simple division in Java ---> bug?!

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Published on 2010-05-26T00:29:53Z Indexed on 2010/05/26 0:41 UTC
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Hello,

Im astonished. Im trying this simple calculation in a Java application:

System.out.println("b=" + (1 - 7/10));

Obviously Im wainting for "b=0.3" in the output but here's what I get:

b=1

What?! Why this happens?

If I make:

System.out.println("b=" + (1-0.7));

I get the right result which is "b=0.3".

What's going wrong here?

Thanks!

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