Java: A Beginner's Guide, Eighth Edition, 8th Edition

Chapter 2

Introducing Data Types and Operators

Key Skills & Concepts

●   Know Java’s primitive types

●   Use literals

●   Initialize variables

●   Know the scope rules of variables within a method

●   Use the arithmetic operators

●   Use the relational and logical operators

●   Understand the assignment operators

●   Use shorthand assignments

●   Understand type conversion in assignments

●   Cast incompatible types

●   Understand type conversion in expressions

At the foundation of any programming language are its data types and operators, and Java is no exception. These elements define the limits of a language and determine the kind of tasks ...