QnA | How do I get the default value of data type?

Step-1: Declare variables

Declare variables without any value and try to print the value of that variable.

public class Sample3 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		int intVar;
		String strVar;
		System.out.println(intVar);
		System.out.println(strVar);
	}
}

Step-2: Default value of data type

When we try to access or print the value for the variables which are not initialized, we got a compile-time error for these variables.

Observe that tiny red lines for the variables (intVar and strVar) under println() statements. Mouse hover over these variables and select the option “Initialize Variable” from the pop-up box.

As soon as you click on the “Initialize variable” link, all the respective variables get initialized with their default values as mentioned below. Observe that for int data type default value is 0 and for String data type default value is null.

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