Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition

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CHAPTER

Programming Building Blocks—

Java Basics

Introduction

2.1 Java Application Structure

2.2 Data Types, Variables, and Constants

2.2.1 Declaring Variables

2.2.2 Integer Data Types

2.2.3 Floating-Point Data Types

2.2.4 Character Data Type

2.2.5 Boolean Data Type

2.2.6 Initial Values and Literals

2.2.7 String Literals and Escape Sequences

2.2.8 Constants

2.3 Programming Activity 1: Exploring Data

Types

2.4 Expressions and Arithmetic Operators

2.4.1 The Assignment Operator and

Expressions

2.4.2 Arithmetic Operators

2.4.3 Operator Precedence

2.4.4 Integer Division and Modulus

2.4.5 Division by Zero

2.4.6 Mixed-Type Arithmetic and Type

Casting

2.4.7 Shortcut Operators ...