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The Java Language
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CS 161 - Java |
| Type | Size | Values |
| boolean | 1 bit | true or false |
| char | 16 bit | Unicode characters |
boolean tOrF = true;
char c = 'a';
Java has special reserved words related to boolean types
true and
false are reserved words in Java
Used to save the result of a relation or conditional
operators (discussed later.)
A char variable (field) can hold a single
Unicode character
Any of over 34,000 distinct characters from the written languages of the
Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Asia, and Pacifica.
Java supports using a set of escape sequences to
represent frequently used special character values:
| Escape sequence | Character value |
| \b | Backspace |
| \t | Tab character |
| \n | Newline |
| \r | Carriage return |
| \" | Double quote |
| \' | Single quote |
| \\ | Backslash |
| \uxxx | The Unicode character xxxx |
