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00:01 Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Numerical Data types in Java.
00:07 In this tutorial, we will learn about:
00:10 The various Numerical Data types available in Java and
00:13 How to use them to store numerical data.
00:18 For this tutorial, we are using Ubuntu 11.10, JDK 1.6 and Eclipse 3.7.
00:27 To follow this tutorial, you must know how to write and run a simple java program in Eclipse.
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00:42 The data type used to store integers is called int.
00:47 The data type used to store decimal numbers is called float.
00:52 Let us define and use integers first.
01:02 Here, we have the 'Eclipse IDE' and the skeleton required for the rest of the code.
01:10 We have created a class NumericalData and added the main method to it.
01:15 Now, let us see how to store a number.
01:20 int distance equal to 28;
01:27 This statement stores the integer value in the name distance.
01:33 The name distance is called an integer variable.
01:37 Now we shall use the variable distance to print the value stored in it.
01:47 System dot out dot println in parentheses distance;
02:01 This statement prints the value of the variable distance.
02:06 Save the file and Run it.
02:14 We can see that the value 28 has been stored in distance and it has been printed.
02:21 Now let us change the value stored in the variable.
02:25 change 28 to 24.
02:29 Save and Run.
02:34 We see that the output has changed accordingly.
02:39 int can also store negative values.
02:42 Change 24 to minus 25 (-25).
02:48 Save and Run.
02:56 As we can see, even negative values can be stored in variables of the type int.
03:02 The data type int is enough for most of our programming needs.
03:06 But it can only store values up to a limit.
03:10 Let us try to store a large value and see what happens.
03:25 As we can see, there is a red line below the number which indicates an error.
03:34 The error message says: the number is out of range for a variable of the type int.
03:42 int takes 32 bits of memory and can store values only from -2 power 31 to 2 power 31.
03:49 To store large numbers, Java provides the long data type.
03:54 Let us use it to store a large value.
03:59 Change int to long and
04:04 add a capital L at the end of the number.
04:11 Save it with Ctrl, S.
04:16 We see that now there is no error.
04:19 Let us run it with Ctrl, F11. The value has been printed.
04:27 We can see that large numbers can be stored in a long variable.
04:32 Now, let us store a decimal number in a int variable.
04:37 Change long to int and change the number to 23.5;
04:50 As we can see, there is an error. That is because int can only store integers.
05:00 To store decimal numbers, we have to use float.
05:05 change the data type to float.
05:10 And add an f at the end of the value;
05:17 Save it.
05:19 We see that now their is no error.
05:22 Run it with Control F11.
05:29 As we can see, the decimal value has been stored and the value has been printed.
05:37 Now, let us change the value of the variable distance.
05:46 Add a lot of numbers after the decimal point as shown.
05:53 Save it and Run it.
06:01 we see that the output is little different from what has been stored.
06:06 This happens because there is a limit to the precision of a floating point number.
06:11 It is rounded off to the closest possible number if it cannot be stored accurately.
06:18 Now let us see the naming rules for variables.
06:23 Add a number 2 before the name.
06:30 we see that there is a syntax error.
06:34 This is because a variable name must only start with an alphabet or an underscore.
06:40 But generally 'underscore' is not used to start a variable name.
06:45 Now, let us add the number at the end of the variable name.
06:55 We see that there is no error.
06:59 A variable name can have digits but not at the beginning.
07:04 Now add an 'underscore' in the middle of the name,
07:15 we see that there is no error
07:17 which means an 'underscore' is permitted in a variable name.
07:22 But any other punctuation in a variable name might give a syntax error or other errors.
07:28 This is how you store numerical data in Java.
07:35 This brings us to the end of the tutorial.
07:38 In this tutorial, we have learnt about the various numerical data types
07:44 and how to store numerical data.
07:46 And we have also learnt the rules for naming a variable.
07:51 As an assignment for this tutorial,
07:53 read about other numerical data types and
07:56 see how they are different from int and float.
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