The document lists the common Java data types including their size and description, with byte, short, int, long, float, double, boolean and char data types defined.
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Java Datatype
The document lists the common Java data types including their size and description, with byte, short, int, long, float, double, boolean and char data types defined.
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Java data types
Data Type Size Description
byte 1 byte Stores whole numbers from -128 to 127 short2 bytesStores whole numbers from -32,768 to 32,767 int4 bytesStores whole numbers from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 long 8 bytesStores whole numbers from -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 float 4 bytesStores fractional numbers. Sufficient for storing 6 to 7 decimal digits double 8 bytesStores fractional numbers. Sufficient for storing 15 decimal digits boolean 1 bit Stores true or false values char 2 bytesStores a single character/letter or ASCII values