Why can’t I do this: ```val myByte: Byte = 0; val ...

# getting-started

[Robert]

Why can’t I do this:

val myByte: Byte = 0;
val myInt: Int = 0;
myByte == myInt;

but CAN i actually do this?

myByte.compareTo(myInt) == 0;

Isn’t it the same?

[Vampire]

No, Byte and Int are different types.
You cannot compare different types with ==.
But Byte.compareTo is overloaded with Byte.compareTo(Int), thus it works.
You can do myByte.toInt() == myInt

[Robert]

Okay, too bad it can’t do some sort of smart casting so we can use the simple comparison syntax.
But I guess I’ll use the compareTo syntax, seems more flexible in case I change types