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byte

The $\lstinline{byte}$ data type can have values from $-128$ to $127$ (8-bit signed two's complement integer). It's used instead of $\lstinline{int}$ or other integer data types to save memory if it's certain that the value of a variable will be within $[-128, 127]$. Default value is 0.


\begin{lstlisting} class ByteExample { public static void main(String[] args) { \par byte range; range = 124; System.out.println(range); } } \end{lstlisting}