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Java Variables

Java variables are containers for storing data values, with types including String, int, float, char, and boolean. Variables are declared by specifying the type and assigning a value, and can be displayed using the println() method. Multiple variables of the same type can be declared in a single statement using a comma-separated list.

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Java Variables

Java variables are containers for storing data values, with types including String, int, float, char, and boolean. Variables are declared by specifying the type and assigning a value, and can be displayed using the println() method. Multiple variables of the same type can be declared in a single statement using a comma-separated list.

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Java Variables

Java Variables
Variables are containers for storing data values.

In Java, there are different types of variables, for example:

 String - stores text, such as "Hello". String values are surrounded by double quotes
 int - stores integers (whole numbers), without decimals, such as 123 or -123
 float - stores floating point numbers, with decimals, such as 19.99 or -19.99
 char - stores single characters, such as 'a' or 'B'. Char values are surrounded by single quotes
 boolean - stores values with two states: true or false

Declaring (Creating) Variables


To create a variable, you must specify the type and assign it a value:

Syntax

type variable = value;

Where type is one of Java's types (such as int or String), and variable is the name of the
variable (such as x or name). The equal sign is used to assign values to the variable.

To create a variable that should store text, look at the following example:

Example

Create a variable called name of type String and assign it the value "John":

String name = "John";


System.out.println(name);

To create a variable that should store a number, look at the following example:

Example

Create a variable called myNum of type int and assign it the value 15:
int myNum = 15;
System.out.println(myNum);

You can also declare a variable without assigning the value, and assign the value later:

Example

int myNum;
myNum = 15;
System.out.println(myNum);

A demonstration of how to declare variables of other types:

Example

int myNum = 5;
float myFloatNum = 5.99f;
char myLetter = 'D';
boolean myBool = true;
String myText = "Hello";

Display Variables
The println() method is often used to display variables.

To combine both text and a variable, use the + character:

Example

String name = "John";


System.out.println("Hello " + name);

You can also use the + character to add a variable to another variable:

Example

String firstName = "John ";


String lastName = "Doe";
String fullName = firstName + lastName;
System.out.println(fullName);

For numeric values, the + character works as a mathematical operator (notice that we use int
(integer) variables here):

Example

int x = 5;
int y = 6;
System.out.println(x + y); // Print the value of x + y

From the example above, you can expect:

 x stores the value 5


 y stores the value 6
 Then we use the println() method to display the value of x + y, which is 11

Declare Many Variables


To declare more than one variable of the same type, use a comma-separated list:

Example

int x = 5, y = 6, z = 50;
System.out.println(x + y + z);

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