null character concept from the Java knowledge base

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null character

subject fact

null character is the default value of a character variable added by: JK, source: On To Java, 2001-10-19 11:37:31.0
is a subtopic of Constants
is an instance of char
is an instance of character literal added by: JK, 2001-10-19 11:37:31.0
is denoted by '\u000'

char can be used in a switch statement because a char is an integral type 2001-10-19 11:36:18.0
can use basic arithmetic operators +, -, *, / and %
contains 2 bytes
has size 2 bytes
see also Character class

character literal has example 'A' 2001-10-19 11:36:19.0

value
if a value is assigned to a variable
then the value must have the same type as the variable
or the value must have a type that is a subtype of the variable's type
2001-10-19 11:38:12.0
has a format
has a size in bytes

syntactic unit has syntax rule
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
2001-10-19 11:38:04.0

null character	is the default value of a character variable
	is a subtopic of Constants
	is an instance of char
	is an instance of character literal
	is denoted by '\u000'
char	can be used in a switch statement because a char is an integral type
	can use basic arithmetic operators +, -, *, / and %
	contains 2 bytes
	has size 2 bytes
	see also Character class
character literal	has example 'A'
value	if a value is assigned to a variable then the value must have the same type as the variable or the value must have a type that is a subtype of the variable's type
	has a format
	has a size in bytes
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional