A variable is a container which holds the value while the Java Program is executed. A variable is assigned with a data type.

Variable is a name of memory location. There are three types of variables in java: local, instance and static.

There are two types of data types in java: primitive and non-primitive.

TYPES OF VARIABLES

Local Variables

They are declared within a method, constructor or block of code. They are only accessible within the block of code where they are declared.

A local Variable cannot be defined using the “static” keyword.

Instance Variables

They are declared within a class but outside of any method, constructor or block. They are associated with an instance of the class, and each instance of the class has its own copy of the instance variables.

Static Variables

They are declared within a class with a static keyword but outside of any method, constructor or block of code.They are associated with the class rather than with instances of the class.

//Example to understand the types of variable
public class VariableExample {
    static int staticVar = 50;  //static Variable

    int instanceVar = 30;  //instance Variable

    public static void main(String[] args){
        int LocalVar = 40;

        System.out.println("static Variable: " + staticVar);

        //Creating an instance of the class
        VariableExample InstanceObj = new VariableExample();

        System.out.println("Instance Variable: " + InstanceObj.instanceVar);

        System.out.println("Local Variables: " + LocalVar);


    }
}

#Output
static Variable: 50
Instance Variable: 30
Local Variables: 40

• staticVar is a static variable declared at the class level. It’s associated with the class itself rather than instances of the class.
• instanceVar is an instance variable declared within the class but outside of any method. Each instance of the class will have its own copy of this variable.
• localVar is a local variable declared within the main method. It is only accessible within the main method.