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Unit 1 - Primitive & Reference Types

A Unit of documents that overview Primitive & Reference Types in Java

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Data Types

Data types in Java are categorized as either primitive or reference.

A type is a set of values (e.g., integers, floats, strings, etc.). The type determines how data is stored in memory and how a set of operators (e.g., +, -, *, /, etc.) will work with them.

Resources

The sources for Java are vast.

Here are AP Specific Resources

Or you can Google “Java Data Types”. Here are some in order recommended sites.