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CoreJava Day2

Variables are reserved memory locations that can store values of different data types. There are two main data types in Java: primitive and reference. The eight primitive types are byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, and boolean, each with their own size, range of values, default value, and use cases. For example, int is generally used for integral values unless memory is a concern, while double is typically used for currency as it supports higher precision decimal values than float.

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CoreJava Day2

Variables are reserved memory locations that can store values of different data types. There are two main data types in Java: primitive and reference. The eight primitive types are byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, and boolean, each with their own size, range of values, default value, and use cases. For example, int is generally used for integral values unless memory is a concern, while double is typically used for currency as it supports higher precision decimal values than float.

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Core Java Day2:

Variables are nothing but reserved memory locations to store values. This means that when you
create a variable you reserve some space in memory.

Based on the data type of a variable, the operating system allocates memory and decides what can
be stored in the reserved memory. Therefore, by assigning different data types to variables, you can
store integers, decimals, or characters in these variables.

There are two data types available in Java:

 Primitive Data Types

 Reference/Object Data Types

Primitive Data Types:

There are eight primitive data types supported by Java. Primitive data types are predefined by the
language and named by a keyword. Let us now look into detail about the eight primitive data types.

byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, boolean

byte:

 Byte data type is an 8-bit signed two's complement integer.

 Minimum value is -128 (-2^7)

 Maximum value is 127 (inclusive)(2^7 -1)

 Default value is 0

 Byte data type is used to save space in large arrays, mainly in place of integers, since a byte is four
times smaller than an int.
 Example: byte a = 100 , byte b = -50

short:

 Short data type is a 16-bit signed two's complement integer.

 Minimum value is -32,768 (-2^15)

 Maximum value is 32,767 (inclusive) (2^15 -1)

 Short data type can also be used to save memory as byte data type. A short is 2 times smaller than
an int

 Default value is 0.

 Example: short s = 10000, short r = -20000

int:

 Int data type is a 32-bit signed two's complement integer.

 Minimum value is - 2,147,483,648.(-2^31)

 Maximum value is 2,147,483,647(inclusive).(2^31 -1)

 Int is generally used as the default data type for integral values unless there is a concern about
memory.

 The default value is 0.

 Example: int a = 100000, int b = -200000

long:

 Long data type is a 64-bit signed two's complement integer.

 Minimum value is -9,223,372,036,854,775,808.(-2^63)

 Maximum value is 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (inclusive). (2^63 -1)

 This type is used when a wider range than int is needed.

 Default value is 0L.

 Example: long a = 100000L, int b = -200000L

float:

 Float data type is a single-precision 32-bit floating point.

 Float is mainly used to save memory in large arrays of floating point numbers.
 Default value is 0.0f.

 Float data type is never used for precise values such as currency.

 Example: float f1 = 234.5f

double:

 double data type is a double-precision 64-bitfloating point.

 This data type is generally used as the default data type for decimal values, generally the default
choice.

 Double data type should be used for precise values such as currency.

 Default value is 0.0d.

 Example: double d1 = 123.41

boolean:

 boolean data type represents one bit of information.

 There are only two possible values: true and false.

 This data type is used for simple flags that track true/false conditions.

 Default value is false.

 Example: boolean one = true

char:

 char data type is a single 16-bit Unicode character.

 Minimum value is '\u0000' (or 0).

 Maximum value is '\uffff' (or 65,535 inclusive).

 Char data type is used to store any character.

 Example: char letterA ='A'

 Do not have any default value;

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