Java versus C++: Primitive types
| Java |
C++ |
| Two type categories. |
Various type categories. |
| All nonprimitive types are objects. |
Separate types for structs, unions, enums, and arrays. |
| All numeric types are signed. |
Signed and unsigned numeric types. |
| All primitive types are a fixed size for all platforms. |
Primitive type size varies by platform. |
| 16-bit Unicode characters. |
8-bit ASCII characters. |
| Boolean data type primitive. |
No explicit boolean data type. |
| Conditions must be boolean expressions. |
Integer results are interpreted as boolean conditions. |
| Variables are automatically initialized. |
No automatic initialization of variables. |
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