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Java Variables: Variable

The document discusses Java variables including: - Variables are containers that hold values during program execution and are assigned a data type - There are three types of variables in Java: local, instance, and static - Examples are provided to demonstrate local, instance, static variables as well as widening, narrowing, overflow, and adding variables of a lower type

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Java Variables: Variable

The document discusses Java variables including: - Variables are containers that hold values during program execution and are assigned a data type - There are three types of variables in Java: local, instance, and static - Examples are provided to demonstrate local, instance, static variables as well as widening, narrowing, overflow, and adding variables of a lower type

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JAVA

Java Variables
A variable is a container which holds the value while the Java program

is executed.

A variable is assigned with a data type.

Variable is a name of memory location.

There are three types of variables in java: local, instance and static.

There are two types of data types in Java

1.primitive

2.non-primitive.

Variable
it is a name of the memory location.

It is a combination of "vary + able" which means its value can be changed.


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int data=50; //Here data is variable  

Types of Variables
There are three types of variables in Java

o local variable
o instance variable
o static variable

1) Local Variable

A variable declared inside the body of the method is called local variable.

You can use this variable only within that method and the other methods in the
class aren't even aware that the variable exists.

A local variable cannot be defined with "static" keyword.

2) Instance Variable

A variable declared inside the class but outside the body of the method, is called
an instance variable.

It is not declared as static

3) Static variable

A variable that is declared as static is called a static variable.

It cannot be local.
You can create a single copy of the static variable and share it among all the
instances of the class.

Memory allocation for static variables happens only once when the class is loaded
in the memory.

Example to understand the types of variables in java

public class A  
{  
    static int m=100;//static variable  
    void method ()  
    {    
        int n=90;//local variable    
    }  
    public static void main (String args[])  
    {  
      int data=50;//instance variable    
    }  
}//end of class   

Java Variable Example: Add Two Numbers


public class Simple {    
public static void main (String [] args){    
int a=10;   
int b=10;    
int c=a+b;    
System.out.println(c);    
}  
}    

Output:

20

Java Variable Example: Widening


1. public class Simple{  
2. public static void main(String[] args){  
3. int a=10;  
4. float f=a;  
5. System.out.println(a);  
6. System.out.println(f);  
7. }}  

Output:

10
10.0

Java Variable Example: Narrowing (Typecasting)

1. public class Simple{  
2. public static void main(String[] args){  
3. float f=10.5f;  
4. //int a=f;//Compile time error  
5. int a=(int)f;  
6. System.out.println(f);  
7. System.out.println(a);  
8. }}  

Output:

10.5
10

Java Variable Example: Overflow


1. class Simple{  
2. public static void main(String[] args){  
3. //Overflow  
4. int a=130;  
5. byte b=(byte)a;  
6. System.out.println(a);  
7. System.out.println(b);  
8. }}  

Output:

130
-126

Java Variable Example: Adding Lower Type

1. class Simple{  
2. public static void main(String[] args){  
3. byte a=10;  
4. byte b=10;  
5. //byte c=a+b;//Compile Time Error: because a+b=20 will be int  
6. byte c=(byte)(a+b);  
7. System.out.println(c);  
8. }}  

Output:

20

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