{"id":951,"date":"2019-07-15T02:25:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T02:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kabiliravi.com\/?page_id=951"},"modified":"2019-07-29T02:22:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T02:22:08","slug":"primitive-data-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/kabiliravi.com\/index.php\/software\/programming\/my-java-tutorial\/java-basic-syntax\/primitive-data-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Primitive Data Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Primitive types are the basic data types serve as the building blocks of data manipulation in any programming language including Java. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a programming language, a variable has a type such as Integer, String, Decimal, \u2026 whether that programming language is a Static Typing<\/a><\/strong> such as C\/C++ and Java or Dynamic Typing<\/a><\/strong> like PHP, javascript and Python.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Java like other programming languages we have built-in primitive data types. A primitive date type is a basic data type<\/em> provided by a programming language as a basic building block. 
Here is the list of primitive date types in Java:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/b><\/td>\nTypes<\/b><\/td>\nSize (bits)<\/b><\/td>\nMinimum Value<\/b><\/td>\nMaximum Value<\/b><\/td>\nPrecision<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Integer<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
byte<\/a><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n-128<\/td>\n127<\/td>\nFrom +127
to -128<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
char<\/a><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n216<\/sup>-1<\/td>\nAll Unicode characters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
short<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n-215<\/sup><\/td>\n215<\/sup>-1<\/td>\nFrom +32,767
to -32,768<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
int<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n-231<\/sup><\/td>\n231<\/sup><\/td>\nFrom +2,147,483,647 to -2,147,483,648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floating
Point<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
long<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n-263<\/sup><\/td>\n263<\/sup><\/td>\nFrom +9,223,372,036,854,775,807
to -9,223,372,036,854,775,808<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
float<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n-2149<\/sup><\/td>\n(2-2-23<\/sup>)\u00b72127<\/sup><\/td>\nFrom 3.402,823,5 E+38 to 1.4 E-45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
double<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n-21074<\/sup><\/td>\n(2-2-52<\/sup>)\u00b721023<\/sup><\/td>\nFrom 1.797,693,134,862,315,7 E+308
to 4.9 E-324<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
boolean<\/a><\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nfalse, true<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
void<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

I created couple of samples in 
https:\/\/github.com\/myjavacoretutorial\/primitive-types.git<\/a> to play with each type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here your can find a brief description and sample for each Java primitive type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n