boolean only needs 1 bit, but Java allocates 8 bits for it.
Kishan Kumar
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Hi, Another small addition, It is made ot occupy 8 bits though it requires only one bit because an individual bit is not addressable. the small unit of memory that is addressable is a byte which is a stream of 8 bits.That is why a boolean needs 8 bits. Hope this helps
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