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Variables are named memory locations that can hold different values. They are symbolic placeholders that represent quantities or expressions that may vary. Variables must have names to be identified and follow certain naming conventions. There are different data types that specify the type of value a variable can hold, such as primitive types like boolean, byte, short, int, long, float, double, and char. Each data type designation specifies the type and range of values a variable of that type can store.

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Variables PDF

Variables are named memory locations that can hold different values. They are symbolic placeholders that represent quantities or expressions that may vary. Variables must have names to be identified and follow certain naming conventions. There are different data types that specify the type of value a variable can hold, such as primitive types like boolean, byte, short, int, long, float, double, and char. Each data type designation specifies the type and range of values a variable of that type can store.

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Variables

A variable
• named memory location whose value can vary
• Temporary storage of data
• is a symbol which works as a placeholder for
expression or quantities that may vary or change
• symbolic name for (or reference to) information
Can hold different
numeric or alpha
numeric values.
Naming conventions

variables like humans need names to be


identified.

The name of a variable usually consists of


alphanumeric characters and symbols
Naming conventions
• All variables names should begin with letter of the alphabet
or underscore

FitRate First name


Lname 23_Jordan
C150
_firstName
Mak5
Naming conventions
Variable names can range from 1 to 255 characters

maxHealthAvailableForDamageIncrease.897_12

criticalRateMultiplierForStandardNumbers_001
Naming conventions
Do not use reserved words as variable names
Reserved words is a word that cannot be used as an
identifier(name)

if public void catch


true break switch static
import short double byte
Naming conventions
Tips:

Must be descriptive and significant to the data,


problem and its solution

The variable's name represents what information the variable


contains
Data types
Data types
• is a classification that specifies which type of value a variable
has

• is a classification of data which tells the compiler or interpreter


how the programmer intends to use the data

• Type of data being processed in the program


Data types
• Primitive data types are data types that are considered to be
the basic and are predefined in most programming
languages available nowadays

• built into a programming language

• data type provided by a programming language as a basic


building block
Data types [primitive]
Boolean - data type has only two possible values
true and false.
Data type

boolean user = true


boolean user = true
boolean isSingle = false
boolean capsize = true
Variable name
Data types [primitive]
• byte: 8-bit signed integer. Can hold values from -128 to 127.

• short: 16-bit signed integer. Can hold values from -32,768 to 32,767.

• int: a 32-bit signed integer. Can hold values from -2,147,483,648 to


2,147,483,647.

• long: a 64-bit integer. Can hold really big numbers (-2^63 to 2^63–1).
Data types [primitive]

The difference between


all the above is the
capacity & range of
values these data types
can hold in them.
Data types [primitive]
Declaration samples: byte, short, int, long

byte num1 = 24
short myPoint = 345
int userAge = 18
long urLDR = 9999994547
Data types [primitive]
• Float - this data type accepts number with a decimal point. The value
of the float ranges from 1.4013 x 10-45 to 3.4028 x 10+38

• Double - this data type accepts number with a decimal point and its
value ranges from 4.9407 x 10-324 to 1.7977 x 10+308
Data types [primitive]
Precision describes the level of exactness in a number's digits.

54.6 having precision 1 (one decimal digit)

87.65 having precision 2 (two decimal digit)


Data types [primitive]
In general,
float has 7 decimal digits of precision;
double has 15 decimal digits of precision

float a = 1.55
double b = 1.3543
Data types [primitive]
The CHAR data type stores character data in a
fixed-length field.

char data type is used to store a single character.


Char myChar = ‘a’ int urchar = 5
Char urchar = ‘5’
X = urchar + urchar
Data types [primitive]
• Boolean
• Byte
• Short
• Int
• Long
• Float
• Double
• char

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