Saturday, October 10, 2009

Java

Developing a Java program involves

  1. writing code,
  2. compiling it into bytecode
  3. running the bytecode.

Your First Java Program.

public class MainClass {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Java");
}
}




The Primitive Types

Java has eight primitive types of data: byte, short, int, long, char, float, double, and boolean.

These can be put in four groups:

  1. Integers includes byte, short, int, and long
  2. Floating-point numbers includes float and double
  3. Characters includes char, like letters and numbers.
  4. Boolean includes boolean representing true/false values.
byte

The smallest integer type
a range from -128 to 127.
useful when working with a stream of data from a network or file.
Byte variables are declared by use of the byte keyword.

byte b, c;

int

The most commonly used integer type
a signed 32-bit type
Ranging from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
used to control loops and to index arrays.
the most efficient type

long

a signed 64-bit type

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