Java Byte Arithmetic: Understanding -127 + 1

The result of -127 + 1 in Java is -126. This is due to Java's handling of integer overflow in byte data types. When an arithmetic operation exceeds the maximum value of a byte (127), it wraps around to the minimum value (-128). In this case, -127 + 1 is equivalent to -128 + 2, which then wraps around to -126.