Java's Primitive Data Types |
Name
|
Size |
Min. Value |
Max. Value |
boolean
|
1 bit |
- |
- |
| byte |
1 byte |
-128 |
127 |
char
|
2 bytes |
0 |
65535 |
| short |
2 bytes |
-32768 |
32767 |
| int |
4 bytes |
-2147483648 |
2147483647 |
| float |
4 bytes |
-3.4 x 10E38 |
3.4 x 10E38 |
long
|
8 bytes |
-9223372036854775808 |
9223372036854775807 |
| double |
8 bytes |
-1.8 x 10E308 |
1.8 x 10E308 |
In the result of an operation, the data type is an int or the widest operand, whichever is wider. Therefore the result of any arithmetic operation will never be a byte, short or char, even though they may be the only data types in the operation.
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