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In this articleHolds signed 16-bit (2-byte) integers that range in value from -32,768 through 32,767. RemarksUse the The default value of Literal assignmentsYou can declare and initialize a In the following example, integers equal to 1,034 that are represented as decimal, hexadecimal, and binary literals are implicitly converted from Integer to
Note You use the prefix Starting with Visual Basic 2017, you can also use the underscore character,
Starting with Visual Basic
15.5, you can also use the underscore character (
To use the underscore character as a leading separator, you must add the following element to your Visual Basic project (*.vbproj) file:
For more information see Select the Visual Basic language version. Numeric literals can also include the
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FeedbackSubmit and view feedback for Additional resourcesAdditional resourcesIn this articleThe Java programming language is statically-typed, which means that all variables must first be declared before they can be used. This involves stating the variable's type and name, as you've already seen: Doing so tells your program that a field named "gear" exists, holds numerical data, and has an initial value of "1". A variable's data type determines the values it may contain, plus the operations that may be performed on it. In addition to
In addition to the eight primitive data types listed above, the Java programming language also provides special support for
character strings via the java.lang.String class. Enclosing your character string within double quotes will automatically create a new Default ValuesIt's not always necessary to assign a value when a field is declared. Fields that are declared but not initialized will be set to a reasonable default by the compiler. Generally speaking, this default will be zero or The following chart summarizes the default values for the above data types.
Local variables are slightly different; the compiler never assigns a default value to an uninitialized local variable. If you cannot initialize your local variable where it is declared, make sure to assign it a value before you attempt to use it. Accessing an uninitialized local variable will result in a compile-time error. LiteralsYou may have noticed that the boolean result = true; char capitalC = 'C'; byte b = 100; short s = 10000; int i = 100000; Integer LiteralsAn integer literal is of type Values of the integral types
For general-purpose programming, the decimal system is likely to be the only number system you'll ever use. However, if you need to use another number system, the following example shows the correct syntax. The prefix
// The number 26, in decimal int decVal = 26; // The number 26, in hexadecimal int hexVal = 0x1a; // The number 26, in binary int binVal = 0b11010; Floating-Point LiteralsA floating-point literal is of type The floating point types ( double d1 = 123.4; // same value as d1, but in scientific notation double d2 = 1.234e2; float f1 = 123.4f; Character and String LiteralsLiterals of types The Java programming language also supports a few special escape sequences for There's also a special Finally, there's also a special kind of literal called a class literal, formed by taking a type name and appending " Using Underscore Characters in Numeric LiteralsIn Java SE 7 and later, any number of underscore characters ( For instance, if your code contains numbers with many digits, you can use an underscore character to separate digits in groups of three, similar to how you would use a punctuation mark like a comma, or a space, as a separator. The following example shows other ways you can use the underscore in numeric literals: long creditCardNumber = 1234_5678_9012_3456L; long socialSecurityNumber = 999_99_9999L; float pi = 3.14_15F; long hexBytes = 0xFF_EC_DE_5E; long hexWords = 0xCAFE_BABE; long maxLong = 0x7fff_ffff_ffff_ffffL; byte nybbles = 0b0010_0101; long bytes = 0b11010010_01101001_10010100_10010010; You can place underscores only between digits; you cannot place underscores in the following places:
The following examples demonstrate valid and invalid underscore placements (which are highlighted) in numeric literals: // Invalid: cannot put underscores // adjacent to a decimal point float pi1 = 3_.1415F; // Invalid: cannot put underscores // adjacent to a decimal point float pi2 = 3._1415F; // Invalid: cannot put underscores // prior to an L suffix long socialSecurityNumber1 = 999_99_9999_L; // OK (decimal literal) int x1 = 5_2; // Invalid: cannot put underscores // At the end of a literal int x2 = 52_; // OK (decimal literal) int x3 = 5_______2; // Invalid: cannot put underscores // in the 0x radix prefix int x4 = 0_x52; // Invalid: cannot put underscores // at the beginning of a number int x5 = 0x_52; // OK (hexadecimal literal) int x6 = 0x5_2; // Invalid: cannot put underscores // at the end of a number int x7 = 0x52_; |