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boolean Variable Size?
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Sahil Kapoor
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Q) What is the size of boolean Variable in JAVA???
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Jeanne Boyarsky
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Sahil,
Welcome to JavaRanch!
A boolean is one bit since there are only two choices of value. Search "java primitive size" if you are looking for sizes of other types.
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Muhammad Khojaye
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I found this quote from sun tutorial Primitive Data Types
This data type represents one bit of information, but its "size" isn't something that's precisely defined.
Please correct me, if i am wrong.
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Sahil Kapoor
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Thanks Jeanne Boyarsky !!!
@Muhammad Ali Khojaye
I think its JVM dependent feature, but since it represents only 1 bit of information , it should be of size 1-bit.
But may be JVM has to store something else in it .....So the size may vary i think.
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Campbell Ritchie
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The tutorial is correct; the "size" of a boolean can vary from one implementation to another. It is only necessary to use 1 bit, but that leaves at least 7 bits in the byte which cannot be used. So it might be easier to use all 8 bits.
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