Description

A chart descriping the primitve data types available in Java. It shows in columns (from left to right) the keyword, range, type, and a descriptive example. It is based on the information from the Java tutorials^[1] and format from Algorithms, 4th Edition.^[2] Java Codings

Detail

From left to right, top to bottom the text reads

Keyword, Range, Type, Example

byte, -128 to 127, 8-bit two's complement, Limited whole numbers

short, -32 768 to 32 767, 16-bit two's complement, Whole numbers

int, -2 to the 31st power to 2 to the 31st power - 1, 32-bit two's complement, Large whole numbers

long, -2 to the 63rd power to 2 to the 63rd power - 1, 64-bit two's complement, Very large whole numbers

float, See float, 32-bit IEEE 754 floating point, Decimals

double, See double, 64-bit IEEE 754 floating point, More precise decimals

boolean, true and false, 1-bit, not explicit, Conditions, flags

char, '\u0000' (0) to '\uffff' (65 535), 16-bit Unicode character, Letters, digits,  symbols

References