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Java Data Types and Type Casting

Camel case is used for naming conventions in Java, where the first word is lowercase and subsequent words start with uppercase letters. The main data types covered are integer, character, string, boolean, double, and float for numeric values, and arrays to store multiple values of the same type. Type casting involves converting between data types, either widening to a larger type automatically or narrowing which requires manual casting. Array elements can be accessed by their index number, values changed by reassigning to the index, and the length property determines the size of the array.

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Java Data Types and Type Casting

Camel case is used for naming conventions in Java, where the first word is lowercase and subsequent words start with uppercase letters. The main data types covered are integer, character, string, boolean, double, and float for numeric values, and arrays to store multiple values of the same type. Type casting involves converting between data types, either widening to a larger type automatically or narrowing which requires manual casting. Array elements can be accessed by their index number, values changed by reassigning to the index, and the length property determines the size of the array.

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Lecture notes:

Camel case - Java follows the camel-case syntax for naming the classes, interfaces,
methods, and variables. If the name is combined with two words, the second word will
start with uppercase letter always, such as maxMarks( ), lastName, ClassTest, removing
all the whitespaces

Data types:

Integer - whole number


Character - Stores a single character/letter. enclosed in a single quotation mark

String - collection of characters. enclosed in a double quotation mark


Example:
"a" - String
'a' - Character
'hello' - Error
"hello" - String

Boolean - Stores true or false values


Double - Stores fractional numbers. Sufficient for storing 15 decimal digits
Float - Stores fractional numbers. Sufficient for storing 6 to 7 decimal digits
Array - used to store multiple with the same data type values in a single variable.
- size of the array is fixed, and we cannot directly add a new element in Array.
Exception: We can add elements in an array by creating special
methods/functions design for that specific array.

Examples:

String hello = "Hello";


Integer firstNum = 2;
Integer secondNum = ;
double fourthNum = 14.2;
float fifthNum = 3.1416f;
boolean isAnswerCorrect = false;
String[] cars = { "honda", "toyota", "mazda" };

Type Casting
• assign a value of one primitive data type to another type
• Applicable only to numerical datatype/ primitive data type

2 Type of type casting:


• Widening - done automatically when passing a smaller size type to a larger size
type. Ex: int -> double
int i = 200;
double l = i;
// System.out.println(l);

• Narrowing - casting a large type to a smaller type size. Narrowing casting must
be done manually by placing the type in parentheses in front of the value
double pi = 3.1416;
int a = (int) pi;
// System.out.println(a);

Java Type Conversion


• string to numerical data type; vice-versa

Examples:

String to integer
String s="200";
int i=Integer.parseInt(s);

Integer to string
it s= 200;
int i=String.valueOf (s);

Array methods:

You can access an array element by referring to the index number

String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};


System.out.println(cars[0]);
// Outputs Volvo

To change the value of a specific element, refer to the index number


String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};
cars[0] = "Opel";
System.out.println(cars[0]);
// Now outputs Opel instead of Volvo

To find out how many elements an array has, use the length

String[] cars = {"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"};


System.out.println(cars.length);
// Outputs 4

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