Why is there a restriction on the use of Java?

Question

I noticed that the maximum limit for radix in Java is base 36. Is this an arbitrary limit, or is there any reason for Java to limit the base this way?

Answer 1

This is the number of decimal digits (10), as well as the number of letters in the alphabet (26).

If radius 37 was allowed, a new character should be selected to represent the 37th digit. Although, of course, one could choose a character, there is no obvious choice. It just makes sense to ban big radixes.

Answer 2

Very simple: 26 letters + 10 numbers = 36.

Traditional numbers and Latin letters are used to represent a number.

Answer 3

The Radix constraint makes sense if the output should be readable. In different cases, the output should NOT be readable. Thus, a higher limit would help in such cases. And the java langage radix constraint is a weak point for java.

Answer 4

You can use Base64 encoding scheme as specified in RFC 4648 and RFC 2045.

Just generate a byte representation of your int number according to your needs to be compatible with most libraries that implement Base64.