Java Constant

Constant:

Constant is an identifier whose value can not be changed.

Example:

int x=10;

here
10 is a constant
x is variable
int is a datatype

In java language these constants are classified into following types
1.Numerical constant
2.Character constant

Numerical Constant:

Numerical means numbers .these are classified into 2 types
1.Integer constants
2.Real constants

Integer Constant:

Integer constants menas + or - numbers.
Example:
int x=10;
int y=-10

Real Constant:
Real constants means floating values or decimal values.
Example:
float x=10.0;

Character Constant:

These are classified into following types
1.Single character constant
2.String character constant

Single Character Constant:

If any character or symbol or number enclosed with single quotation.
Example:
char x='a';
char y='2';
char z='@';

String Character Constant:

Group of characters or symbols or numbers enclosed with double quotation.
Example:
String s1="abc";
String s2="@##$";
String s3="123";