Hexadecimal notation and signed integers

Question

This is a follow up question. So, Java store\'s integers in two\'s-complements and you can do the following:

int ALPHA_MASK = 0xff000000;

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Answer 1

Well, you can use an unchecked block and a cast:

unchecked
{
    int ALPHA_MASK = (int)0xff000000;
}

or

int ALPHA_MASK = unchecked((int)0xff000000);

Not terribly convenient, though... perhaps just use a literal integer?