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The public modifier has the widest scope. When a class or its members declared public they are accessible from everywhere. A default class or its members are available to any other class in the same package. However, if the public class we are trying to access is in a different package, then the public class still needs to be imported. Because of class inheritance, all public methods and variables of a class are inherited by its subclasses. Example The following function uses public access control − public static void main(String[] arguments) { // ... } ... Read More

In Java, local variables are those that have been declared within a method, constructor, and block, and are only accessible within that defined scope. Such local variables are used when there is a need to store temporary data during the execution of a program. What is a Local Variable? Local variables are declared in methods, constructors, or blocks. Local variables are created when the method, constructor, or block is entered and the variable will be destroyed once it exits the method, constructor, or block. A local variable is a variable that is − Declared inside ... Read More

When we haven’t initialized the instance variables compiler initializes them with default values.For boolean type, the default value is false, for float and double types default values are 0.0 and for remaining primitive types default value is 0.ExampleLive Demopublic class Sample {    int varInt;    float varFloat;    boolean varBool;    long varLong;    byte varByte;    short varShort;    double varDouble;    public static void main(String args[]){       Sample obj = new Sample();       System.out.println("Default int value ::"+obj.varInt);       System.out.println("Default float value ::"+obj.varFloat);       System.out.println("Default boolean value ::"+obj.varBool);     ... Read More

No, local variables do not have default values. Once we create a local variable we must initialize it before using it. Since the local variables in Java are stored in stack in JVM there is a chance of getting the previous value as default value. Therefore, In Java default values for local variables are not allowed. Example public class Sample { public static void main(String args[] ){ int data; System.out.println(data); } } Error C:\Sample>javac Sample.java Sample.java:4: error: variable data might not have been initialized System.out.println(data); ^ 1 error

A variable provides us with named storage that our programs can manipulate. Java provides three types of variables. Class variables − Class variables also known as static variables are declared with the static keyword in a class, but outside a method, constructor or a block. There would only be one copy of each class variable per class, regardless of how many objects are created from it. Instance variables − Instance variables are declared in a class, but outside a method. When space is allocated for an object in the heap, a slot for each instance variable value is created. ... Read More

Following are the notable differences between Class (static) and instance variables. Instance variables Static (class) variables Instance variables are declared in a class, but outside a method, constructor or any block. Class variables also known as static variables are declared with the static keyword in a class, but outside a method, constructor or a block. Instance variables are created when an object is created with the use of the keyword 'new' and destroyed when the object is destroyed. Static variables are created when the program starts and destroyed when the program stops. ... Read More

In Java there are various data types present, the String type often leads to confusion regarding whether it is a primitive data type or an object(non-primitive data type ).  Primitive Data Types in Java Primitive data types are the most basic data types the Java language provides. Primitive data types are not objects and do not have methods or properties. Eg: int (32-bit), float(32-bit), double(64-bit ), etc.  What is String in Java? A string is not a primitive data type. Java.lang package provides the String class therefore, it is an object type. The String class provides methods to manipulate and operate ... Read More

Java tokens are smallest elements of a program which are identified by the compiler. Tokens in java include identifiers, keywords, literals, operators and, separators.

Boolean literals represent only two values true or false. And in Java the value of 1 is assumed as true and the value of 0 is assumed as false. Example Live Demo public class Test{ public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception{ boolean bool1 = true; boolean bool2 = false; boolean bool = (25==(100/4)); System.out.println(bool1); System.out.println(bool2); System.out.println(bool); } } Output true false true

Character literals represents alphabets (both cases), numbers (0 to 9), special characters (@, ?, & etc.) and escape sequences like , \b etc. Whereas, the String literal represents objects of String class. Example Live Demo public class LiteralsExample { public static void main(String args[]){ char ch = 'H'; String str = "Hello"; System.out.println("Value of character: "+ch); System.out.println("Value of string: "+str); } } Output Value of character: H Value of string: Hello