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double i = Double.MIN_VALUE;
double j = Double.MAX_VALUE;
if ((i < Float.MIN_VALUE) || (i > Float.MAX_VALUE) ||
    (j < Float.MIN_VALUE) || (j > Float.MAX_VALUE)) {
  throw new ArithmeticException ("Value is out of range");    
}

float b = (float) i;
float c = (float) j;
//other operations

Exceptions

NUM12-EX1EX0: Java's narrowing conversions are both well-defined and portable; knowledgeable programmers can intentionally apply such conversions in contexts where their output is both expected and reasonable. Consequently, narrowing conversions are permitted when the code contains comments that document both the use of narrowing conversions and that the potential for truncation has been anticipated. A suitable comment might read: "// Deliberate narrowing cast of i; possible truncation OK"

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