In Java, a type is a classification of data that defines the possible values that a variable or expression can take and the operations that can be performed on those values.
There are two main types of data in Java: primitive types and reference types.
Primitive types are the basic data types in Java and include the following:
boolean
: Represents a true or false value.char
: Represents a single character.byte
: Represents an 8-bit signed integer.short
: Represents a 16-bit signed integer.int
: Represents a 32-bit signed integer.long
: Represents a 64-bit signed integer.float
: Represents a single-precision floating-point number.double
: Represents a double-precision floating-point number.Reference types are data types that refer to an object or an array in memory. They include the following:
class
: Represents a user-defined class.interface
: Represents an interface.enum
: Represents an enumeration.String
: Represents a sequence of characters.array
: Represents an ordered collection of values of the same type.In addition to these types, Java also has the special type null
, which represents the absence of a value or a reference.
For example, here is how you can declare and initialize variables of different types in Java:
int x = 10; double y = 3.14; String s = "Hello, World!"; char c = 'A'; boolean b = true;
For more information on data types in Java, you can refer to the Java documentation or other online resources.