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short res = shortA + shortB result in compiler error. Why?

The following code result in the following compilation error: Error 1
Cannot implicitly convert type 'int' to 'short'. An explicit conversion
exists (are you missing a cast?)

short a = 1;
short b = 2;
short result = a + b;

Can anyone explain why??

Nov 22 '06
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Diogene Laerzio <di************ *@gmail.comwrot e:
I was searching a way to overload the plus operator but I couldn't find
it. Is it possible to define a:

"short operator+ (short, short)" ?

or to redefine:

"int operator+ (int, int)" ?
No. You could write your own utility method:

public static short Add (short x, short y)
{
return (short) (x+y);
}

but I think it would be more effort than just including the casts, to
be honest.

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