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Data Types :: declaration and assignment

      

      int cost; // one word variables are written in lowercase
      double finalCost; // the second word is capitalized 
      String myName;
      char letter;
      boolean flag;
       
      // Assignment of values       
    
      // When assignning values to a variable the equal sign is used.
      // In this case the = sign is called an 'assignment denominator'
       
      int purchase = 43; // 43 is assigned to purchase
      double bill = 43.77;
      String lastName = "cars"; //text within double quotes
      char firstletter = 'a'; // single characters within single quotes
      boolean exit = true;// either true or false
       
      // In the following example the addition 
      // is assigned to the variable finalCost

      finalCost = purchase + 100;
       
      // To concatenate means to "join" 
      // strings and variables using the + operator

      System.out.println (" The final cost of " + lastName + " is " + finalCost);