Byte Class Fields in Java with example

Byte class is a wrapper class for the primitive type byte which contains several methods to effectively deal with a byte value like converting it to a string representation, and vice-versa. An object of Byte class can hold a single byte value.

Byte class offers four constants in the form of Fields. These are:

• MAX_VALUE:The MAX_VALUE is a instance variable of Byte class which is used to return the maximum byte value.

  Syntax:

  public static final byte MAX_VALUE

  Usage:

  Byte.MAX_VALUE

  Return Value: It returns a byte value equal to 127.

  Below is the implementation of MAX_VALUE:

  
  

  
  
  

  // Java code to implement // MAX_VALUE of Byte class    class GFG {     public static void main(String[] args)     {            // byte variable         byte max_value;            // MAX_VALUE Byte class         max_value = Byte.MAX_VALUE;            // printing the MAX_VALUE         System.out.println(max_value);     } }
  Output:

  127
  

• MIN_VALUE:The MIN_VALUE is a instance variable of Byte class which is used to return the minimum byte value.

  Syntax:

  public static final byte MIN_VALUE

  Usage:

  Byte.MIN_VALUE

  Return Value: It returns a byte value equal to -128.

  Below is the implementation of MIN_VALUE:

  
  

  
  
  

  // Java code to implement // MIN_VALUE of Byte class    class GFG {     public static void main(String[] args)     {            // byte variable         byte min_value;            // MIN_VALUE Byte class         min_value = Byte.MIN_VALUE;            // printing the MIN_VALUE         System.out.println(min_value);     } }
  Output:

  -128
  

• SIZE:The SIZE is a instance variable of Byte class which is used to return number of bits required to represent a byte value in binary representation (two’s complement).

  Syntax:

  public static final int SIZE

  Usage:

  Byte.SIZE

  Return Value: It returns a int value equal to 8.

  Below is the implementation of SIZE:

  
  

  
  
  

  // Java code to implement // SIZE of Byte class    class GFG {     public static void main(String[] args)     {            // SIZE Byte class         int output = Byte.SIZE;            // printing the output         System.out.println(output);     } }
  Output:

  8
  

• TYPE: The TYPE is a instance variable of Byte class which is used to return Class instance representing the primitive data type byte.

  Syntax:

  public static final Class<Byte> TYPE

  Usage:

  Byte.TYPE

  Return Value: It returns an Class instance representing the primitive data type byte.

  Below is the implementation of TYPE:

  
  

  
  
  

  // Java code to implement // TYPE of Byte class    class GFG {     public static void main(String[] args)     {            // TYPE variable of Byte class         Class<Byte> output = Byte.TYPE;            // printing the output         System.out.println(output);     } }
  Output:

  byte