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Difference Between Class and Primitive Types


All the variables declared in Java are classied into certain type. The classication of variables will help us in treating
the variables according to its type. Variables in Java are classied as characters, several types of integers, oating
points and types to declare a statement true or false. All the above mentioned variable types are called as primitive
types.

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Class Type Variables in Java


Class type variables are used to solve the object oriented problems. Separate types of variables are used to solve the
object oriented programs because they are more complex than simple integer and boolean functions. The variable
which names a certain object in a program is classied into class type variables.
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Difference between Class and Primitive types:


Every variable declared in a program is stored in the memory of the computer. The Storing method of class
type variables is different from primitive type. The class type variable stores only the memory address of the
variable but not its value. If a variable is declared in primitive it stores the value of the variable in the
particular memory location.
The primitive data type always has a value and never be declared as null. If no value is assigned for a primitive
data type, a default value of zero will be initialized.
When a value is assigned to a primitive data type, it will be copied but only the handle is copied in class data
type. The class data type will share the variables so change in one variable will affect the other.
When the equality (==) operator is used in primitive data types only its primitive values are compared. If
equality operator is used in class data type, the address which stored the data is compared. Ex: imagine that
we have two int variables namely a and b whose value is 10. If a is compared with b using equality operator, the

result will declared that the two integers are equal. If two strings namely USA and USA are compared using
equality operator the result will state that the strings are not same.
When primitive values are passed into a method, its values are copied. When class values are passed into
method only the handle of class types are copied.
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Primitive type returns its value while only the handle
in the case
of class type.
Primitive types are stored in stack while class type are stored as heap which is managed by garbage collector.
The memory space consumed by primitive data types is very less when compared to the memory type of class
type. Class type consumes more memory because it maintains metadata objects.
Primitive data types can be copied but class data types can be shared.
All primitive data types have an default value but uninitialized class data types will throw
NullPointerException.

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Converting Primitive Types into Class Types Vice Versa


Casting is a process of converting a data type into another. All primitive and class types can be converted into
another using the casting process. In Java, the java.lang package is comprised of classes which correspond to all
primitive data types. The names of classes present in java.lang package are almost similar to the names of data
types. Utilizing the classes in java.lang package, it is possible to create a class type which can create two objects
with same value.
Converting a string into a primitive type is a common translation used in Java programming. The primitive data type
created by converting a string can be used anywhere in the program without altering its value. Consider the
following code as an example:
String Bollywood=1001;
int b= Integer.parseInt(Bollywood);
In the example code given above, the class Integer is used to convert the string Bollywood into 1001. Similarly
classes like Boolean, Float, Double, Void, Short and Long are also used.

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Autoboxing and unboxing


Autoboxing and unboxing are the process used to convert the one variable type into another automatically.

Autoboxing is used to convert the primitive type into class type while unboxing is used to convert class type into
primitive type. If a statement is written in primitive or class type, it is converted vice versa according to the
requirement of the compiler. Conversion using Autoboxing and unboxing works only if the type has a value. If
objects which are called using constructors are converted, it will result in a compiler error.

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