Scenario : Can you assign a long value to an int variable? If not, why?

Answer:

No, you cannot assign a long value to an int variable because a long has a larger range than an int (64-bit vs. 32-bit). This can lead to data loss if the long value exceeds the maximum value that an int can hold. Java will give a compilation error unless you explicitly cast the long to int, but this is risky and can result in truncation.

Example:

long l = 10000000000L;
int i = (int) l; // Explicit casting is required
System.out.println(i); // Output: -1610612736 (due to overflow)