byte
Occupies 8 bits or 1 byte, which is:
-27 to 27-1 or -128 to 127.
Default value of 0.
short
Occupies 16 bits or 2 bytes, which is:
-215 to 215-1 or -32,768 to 32,767
Default value of 0.
int
Occupies 32 bits or 4 bytes, which is:
-231 to 231-1 or -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647.
Default value of 0.
long
Occupies 64 bits or 8 bytes, which is:
-263 to 263-1 or -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807.
Default value of 0.
. Java
Java Primitive Variables
integers: byte, short, int, long
characters: char
char
Occupies 16 bits or 2 bytes, stores a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, as well as +, - , etc.
Stores 0 to 216-1 or 0 to 65,535.
Default value ' 000', which is Unicode null.
Some other Unicode values:
'u0030' is 0
'u0039' is 9
'u0041' is A
'u005A' is Z
'u0061' is a
'u000A' is LF (line feed - will cause compile errors)
'u000D' is CR (carriage return - will cause compile errors)
Occupies 16 bits or 2 bytes, stores a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, as well as +, - , etc.
Stores 0 to 216-1 or 0 to 65,535.
Default value ' 000', which is Unicode null.
Some other Unicode values:
'u0030' is 0
'u0039' is 9
'u0041' is A
'u005A' is Z
'u0061' is a
boolean
true or false
Default value false.
'u007A' is zDefault value false.
'u000A' is LF (line feed - will cause compile errors)
'u000D' is CR (carriage return - will cause compile errors)
real numbers: float and double
float
Occupies 32 bits or 4 bytes, with 6 or 7 significant digits.
Default value of 0.0
double
Occupies 64 bits or 8 bytes, with 14 or 15 significant digits.
Default value of 0.0
Occupies 32 bits or 4 bytes, with 6 or 7 significant digits.
Default value of 0.0
double
Occupies 64 bits or 8 bytes, with 14 or 15 significant digits.
Default value of 0.0
Some Examples with primitives
//integers: byte, short, int, long
byte byteNumber = (byte)8; //note default integers are ints, must cast to a byte short shortNumber = (short)16; //note default integers are ints, must cast to a short int intNumber = 32; long longNumber = 64L; //note default integers are ints, L after number indicates long. byte tempByte = byteNumber; //tempByte becomes == 8, byteNumber stays == 8 //byte overFlow = 140; //will not compile, byte range is -128 to 127 byte noOverFlow = (byte)140; //will compile because of cast, but result are //unpredicatable, noOverFlow becomes == -116 short tempShort = (short)(shortNumber * 2); //tempShort becomes == 32, //all integer computations must be cast to //byte or short before assigning to byte or short int tempInt = intNumber / 2; //tempInt becomes == 16, intNumber stays == 32 tempInt += tempShort; //temp int becomes 48, this is the same as // tempInt = tempInt + tempShort; long tempLong = longNumber++; //templong becomes 64, then adds 1 to longNumber //which becomes 65 tempLong = ++longNumber; //adds 1 to longNumber which becomes 66, //then templong becomes 66
//real numbers: float and double float floatNumber = 32.32F; //note default reals are double, must cast to a float float floatNumber2 = (float)32.31; //note default reals are double, must cast to a float double doubleNumber = 64.64D; //note default reals are double, //don't need to cast to a double float tempFloat = floatNumber; //tempFloat becomes == 32.32, floatNumber stays == 32.32 double tempDouble = doubleNumber * 2; //tempDouble becomes == 129.28, // doubleNumber stays == 64.64 //char
char charCharacter = 'A'; //must use single quotes char uniCharCharacter = 'u0041'; //must use single quotes if (charCharacter == uniCharCharacter) { System.out.println("'A' = 'u0041'"); } //prints 'A' == 'u0041'
//boolean
boolean booleanBoolean = true; boolean tempBoolean = booleanBoolean; //tempBoolean becomes == true, booleanBoolean stays == true
