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Data Types in Java

There are two main types of data types in Java: primitive and non-primitive. The eight primitive data types are boolean, char, byte, short, int, long, float, and double. These include four integral types of different sizes to store whole numbers, two floating point types to store decimal numbers, a character type to store single characters using Unicode, and a boolean type to store true/false values. The non-primitive types are classes, interfaces, and arrays which can store more complex data.

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Data Types in Java

There are two main types of data types in Java: primitive and non-primitive. The eight primitive data types are boolean, char, byte, short, int, long, float, and double. These include four integral types of different sizes to store whole numbers, two floating point types to store decimal numbers, a character type to store single characters using Unicode, and a boolean type to store true/false values. The non-primitive types are classes, interfaces, and arrays which can store more complex data.

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Data types in Java

• Why data types are required in any programming language?

• C is a statically typed language, Python is dynamically typed language


and java is strongly typed language.
• Data types specify the different sizes and values that can be stored in
the variable.
• There are two types of data types in Java:
• Primitive data types: Boolean, char, byte, short, int, long, float and double.
• Non-primitive data types: Classes, Interfaces, and Arrays.
Integral Data Types
Integral Data Types

4 types based on integral values: byte, short, int, long

All numeric types are signed. There are NO unsigned types in


Java.
Integrals are stored as 2's compliment.

Type Size Range


byte 8 bits -128 through +127
short 16 bits -32768 through +32767
int 32 bits -2147483648 through +2147483647
long 64 bits -9223372036854775808 through
+9223372036854775807
Floating point Data Types

2 types based on floating point values: float and double


Storage conforms to IEEE 754 standard
Floating point numbers are not accurate. They are an
approximation
floats store 7 significant digits. doubles store 15.

Type Size Range


38 38
float 32 bits -3.4 * 10 through +3.4 * 10
double 64 bits -1.7 * 10308 through +1.7 * 10
308
Character data type

The char type defines a single character

In many other programming languages, character types are


8-bits (they store ASCII values). In Java, character types
are 16-bits.

Java characters store characters in unicode format.

Unicode is an international character set which defines


characters and symbols from several different world
languages.
Unicode includes ASCII at its low range (0-255)

Characters can be converted to integers to perform


mathematical functions on them.
Boolean data type

The boolean type defines a truth value: true or false.

Booleans are often used in control structures to represent a condition


or state.

Java characters store characters in unicode format.

Unicode is an international character set which defines characters


and symbols from several different world languages.
Unicode includes ASCII at its low range (0-255)

Booleans CANNOT be converted to an integer type.

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