FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.10.2) (6b22-1.10.2-0ubuntu1~11.04.1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b11, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Ubuntu 10.10
Also testet on OSX.

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Tested in Jgrasp on OSX and NetBeans on ubuntu 10.10

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When assigning a string to a variable (string), if you use the shorthand if annotation (boolean?true:false), and cast the value of "true", from double to int, the output will still be double.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the following:

String str2 = "This should output 1: " (true?(int)1.0:2.0);
System.out.println(str2);

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
This should output 1: 1.0
ACTUAL -
This should output 1: 1

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
No errors, it compiles.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
String x = "String " (true?(int)1.0:2.0);
System.out.println(x);
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Use ordinary IF/else.
Any other solution works.