Overflow
Definition:
When a value exceeds the maximum or minimum limit of its data type, causing it to wrap around.
Detailed Explanation
- Overflow occurs when arithmetic exceeds a type’s representable range.
- In fixed-width integers, it wraps around to the opposite extreme.
- Floating-point overflow results in special values like infinity.
Example
// Integer overflow example // byte b = 127; // b++; // wraps to -128