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Integer multiplication or shift implicitly cast to 'long'

Reports integer multiplications and left shifts that are implicitly cast to long.

Example:

void f(int i) { long val = 65536 * i; }

After the quick-fix is applied, the code changes to:

void x(int i) { long val = 65536L * i; }

Example:

void f(int i) { long value = i << 24; }

After the quick-fix is applied, the code changes to:

void f(int i) { long value = (long) i << 24; }

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

IntegerMultiplicationImplicitCastToLong
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Java | Numeric issues | Cast

Such multiplications are often a mistake, as overflow truncation may occur unexpectedly. Converting an int literal to a long literal (65536L) fixes the problem.

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Integer multiplication or shift implicitly cast to 'long' inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Ignore expressions where it's proven statically that overflow is impossible

Default: Selected

Inspection Details

By default bundled with:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.2, Qodana for JVM 2024.2,

Can be installed with plugin:

Java, 242.22892

Last modified: 11 September 2024