Java default variable values

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In C a static variable or a variable in a file scope is initialized to 0 when declared and a variable declared in a function that is not initialized has random data. Does this happen in Java too somehow?

Note: I refer only to primitive types not objects.

Difference between static in java and c. Just so you know there is a difference :) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/728534/whats-the-equivalent-of-cs-static-keyword-in-java — Murillio4, Oct 01 '16 at 23:27

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 01 '16 at 23:31

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Yes java also has default values for primitive data types. Default Value (for fields)

byte : 0
short : 0
int : 0
long. : 0L
float : 0.0f
double : 0.0d
char : ‘u0000’
boolean : false
String (or any object) : null

edited Oct 01 '16 at 23:31

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answered Oct 01 '16 at 23:27

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I know, but does this happen everywhere or it does not apply to variables declared inside a function like in C? – Daniel Oliveira Oct 01 '16 at 23:29

Java default variable values

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