DATA TYPES IN PROGRAMMING

Data Types are the used to specify the type of data which would store in the variable.Data types are of two types: primitive and user-defined. 

There are eight primitive data types in Java:

Data TypeSizeDescription
byte1 byteStores 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
long8 bytesStores whole numbers from -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
float4 bytesStores fractional numbers. Sufficient for storing 6 to 7 decimal digits
double8 bytesStores fractional numbers. Sufficient for storing 15 decimal digits
boolean1 bitStores true or false values
char2 bytesStores a single character/letter or ASCII values


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