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Data Types in Java

Data types in Java are of different sizes and values that can be stored in the variable that is made as per convenience and circumstances to cover up all test cases. Java has two categories in which data types are segregated 

  1. Primitive Data Type: such as boolean, char, int, short, byte, long, float, and double
  2. Non-Primitive Data Type or Object Data type: such as String, Array, etc.

Java Data Types

Java is statically typed and also a strongly typed language because, in Java, each type of data (such as integer, character, hexadecimal, packed decimal, and so forth) is predefined as part of the programming language and all constants or variables defined for a given program must be described with one of the Java data types.

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Data Types in Java

Data types in Java are of different sizes and values that can be stored in the variable that is made as per convenience and circumstances to cover up all test cases. Java has two categories in which data types are segregated...

Primitive Data Types in Java

Primitive data are only single values and have no special capabilities.  There are 8 primitive data types. They are depicted below in tabular format below as follows:...

Non-Primitive Data Type or Reference Data Types

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FAQs of Data Types in Java

The Reference Data Types will contain a memory address of variable values because the reference types won’t store the variable value directly in memory. They are strings, objects, arrays, etc....

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