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Introduction To Data Types

Data Types

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Data Types

-defines the proper use of an identifier or an expression.


-what type of data can be stored in an identifier or written in an expression.
-which types of operations can be performed on an identifier or expression.
Example:
Legal vs. Illegal Expression
12 + 2 //legal numeric expression
12 + Mike //illegal numeric expression
hello, + world //legal string expression
Salary * taxRate // legal arithmetic expression
//can be multiplied together which are defined as numeric value
Data Types

Numeric - 1000, 3.14159


Strings Hello, World, Mike
Characters a, t
Booleans true/false

Numeric Data Types


Integral types
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int stores numbers in range of -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,648


Long stores numbers in range of -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to
9,223,372,036,854,775,808

Float, double floating point types


Float 127 digits after decimal point
Double 1023 digits after decimal

Byte - -128 to 127


Short - -32768 to 32767
Char alphabetic characters stored as numeric value (ASCII)

Variables Defined and Naming Rules


A name for a memory location
Always has a type
Data stored in a variable is called value.
Variable name must start with a letter.
May contain letters, numbers and the underscore character

Example:

Good vs. Bad Variable Names


//Good
salary;
name3;
first_name;
lastName; //camel notation or camel casing
//Bad
3name;
first name;
-

No real limit to length


Variables should have short, meaningful names
Variables should begin with lowercase letters

String and Boolean Data Types


- String 0 or more characters surrounded by double quotes hello, world
- String is a class, not a built-in type
- Large collection of methods for manipulating strings
- Strings can be combined with + which is called concatenation
- Empty string , is legal String object
Boolean true/false values
-Built-in data type
Comparisons salary >10000
Repetition white balance <100
Declaring and Initializing Variables
To declare a variable is as follows,
<data type> <name> [=initial value]
Example:
int grade;
int grade = 97; //with initialized value
double cost;
double cost = 0.0;
boolean result;
String first_name;
String firstName;

Outputting Variable
Heres a sample program
public class OutputVariable {

public static void main (String [] args) {


int value = 10;
char x;
x=A;
System.out.println( value);
System.out.println(The value of x = + x);
}
}

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