To declare (create) a variable, you will specify the type, leave at least one space, then the name for the variable and end the line with a semicolon ( ; ).

To declare (create) a variable, you will specify the type, leave at least one space, then the name for the variable and end the line with a semicolon ( ; ). Java uses the keyword int for integer, double for a floating point number (a double precision number), and boolean for a Boolean value (true or false).

type variableName = value; Where type is one of C++ types (such as int ), and variableName is the name of the variable (such as x or myName). The equal sign is used to assign values to the variable.