Java Tutorial: Literals in Java

Literals

• A constant value that can be assigned to the variable is called a literal.
• 101 – Integer literal
• 10.1f – float literal
• 10.1 – double literal (default type for decimals)
• ‘A’ – character literal
• true – Boolean literal
• “Harry” – String literal

Keywords

• Words that are reserved and used by the Java compiler. They cannot be used as an Identifier.
• {You can visit docs.oracle.com for a comprehensive list}

Code as Described in the Video

package com.company;

public class CWH_04_literals {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        byte age = 34;
        int age2 = 56;
        short age3 = 87;
        long ageDino = 5666666666666L;
        char ch = 'A';
        float f1 = 5.6f;
        double d1 = 4.66;
        boolean a = true;
        
        System.out.print(age);
        
        String str = "Harry";
        
        System.out.println(str);
    }
}

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