Description
The byte numeric type represents an 8-bit signed
two's-complement integer. The default value of a byte instance
variable, class variable, and array component is zero, that is, 0. The value of byte
is an integer from -128 to 127 inclusive.
Examples
The following examples show legal and illegal uses of the byte type.
// LEGAL. The value is in the correct range. byte aByteVariable = 100; // ILLEGAL. The value must be from -128 to 127. byte anotherByteVariable = 500;
Source: The Java Language Specification. Copyright (C) 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc.