Head First Java chapter3 (primitives and variables)

首先是每一章里面书中自带总结。

•  Variables come in two flavors: primitive and 
  reference.
• Variables must always be declared with a name 
  and a type. 
• A primitive variable value is the bits representing 
  the value (5, ‘a’, true, 3.1416, etc.).
• A reference variable value is the bits 
  representing a way to get to an object on the 
  heap.
• A reference variable is like a remote control. 
  Using the dot operator (.) on a reference 
  variable is like pressing a button on the remote 
  control to access a method or instance variable.
• A reference variable has a value of null when 
  it is not referencing any object.
• An array is always an object, even if the array is declared
   to hold primitives. There is no such thing as a primitive array,
   only an array that holds primitives.
  

下面是一些 我认为有必要的摘抄：

rules of name（class， method or variable）：

• It must start with a letter, underscore (_), or dollar sign ($).
   You can’t start a name with a number.
• After the fi rst character, you can use numbers as 
  well. Just don’t start it with a number.
• It can be anything you like, subject to those two
  rules, just so long as it isn’t one of Java’s reserved words.

3 steps of object declaration, creation, and assignment:

                        Dog myDog = new Dog();

1. declare a reference variable(等号左边)
2. create an object（等号右边）
3. link the object and the reference（等号的作用）

一张图理解Java的数组：

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