Data Types

• Java is strongly typed.  Every declared variable must have a type.
• As for objects, just wait until we see interfaces.  That's the power of Java.  But we'll talk about that later.
• Java has eight primitive types.  Basically, everything starts with a primitive.
• Objects are not primitives, but they are composed of primitives.
• Many of the primitive types have classes (that can be instantiated into objects) that complement them.

Created by:  Brandan Jones December 17, 2001