Data type in programming languages
1.1 Types and Variable
Types: A type is a set of values, along with operations that can be performed on those values.
Variables: Named location that stores a value of one particular type.
– Form: TYPE NAME;
– Example: String foo;
– Java中的变量类型:
类变量:独立于方法之外的变量,用static修饰。
实例变量:独立于方法之外的变量,但没有static修饰。
局部变量:类的方法中的变量。
注:类变量与实例变量统称为成员变量。如图:
举例:
public class Variable {
static int x = 0; // 类变量
String str = "Hello World"; // 实例变量
public void method() {
int y = 0; // 局部变量
}
}
1.2 Types in Java
Primitive Types Object Reference Types
int , long, byte, short, char, float, double, boolean Classes, interfaces, arrays, enums, annotations
Immutable Some mutable, some not
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1.3 Boxed primitives
Immutable containers for primitive types
– Boolean, Integer, Short, Long, Character, Float, Double
Language does auto-boxing and auto-unboxing(语言会自动进行转换,但会降低效率)