Java Basic Datatypes

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In Java, there are two categories of data types: primitive types and reference types.

Primitive types are the basic data types in Java and include:

boolean: represents a boolean value (true or false)

char: represents a single Unicode character

byte: represents an 8-bit signed integer

short: represents a 16-bit signed integer

int: represents a 32-bit signed integer

long: represents a 64-bit signed integer

float: represents a single-precision floating-point number

double: represents a double-precision floating-point number

Here are some examples of how to declare and initialize variables of primitive types:

boolean flag = true;
char ch = 'A';
byte b = 100;
short s = 10000;
int i = 100000;
long l = 1000000L;
float f = 3.14f;
double d = 3.14;

Reference types, on the other hand, refer to objects in Java. All classes, arrays, and interface types are reference types. Reference types are created using the new operator and are stored on the heap.

Here is an example of how to declare and initialize a reference type variable:

String str = new String("Hello");

In this example, the str variable is of type String and refers to a new String object with the value “Hello”.