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This data type represents one bit of information, but its &#8220;size&#8221; isn&#8217;t something that&#8217;s precisely defined.<\/p>\n<ul>In short, to create variable of <code>boolean<\/code> type you should use the <code>boolean<\/code> keyword in a variable.<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the code snippet that follows: \u00a0<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<div style=\"display:inline-block; margin: 15px 0;\"> <div id=\"adngin-JavaCodeGeeks_incontent_video-0\" style=\"display:inline-block;\"><\/div> <\/div><\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush:java\">\r\npackage com.javacodegeeks.snippets.basics;\r\n\r\npublic class BooleanExample {\r\n\t\r\n\tpublic static void main(String[] args) {\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\tboolean b1 = true;\r\n\t\tboolean b2 = false;\r\n\t\tboolean b3 = (2 &gt; 1);\r\n\t\t \r\n\t\tSystem.out.println(\"Value of boolean b1: \" + b1);\r\n\t\tSystem.out.println(\"Value of boolean b2: \" + b2);\r\n\t\tSystem.out.println(\"Value of boolean b3: \" + b3); \r\n\t\t\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>\n<b>Output:<\/b><\/p>\n<pre style=\"background: #f0f0f0; border: 1px dashed #CCCCCC; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; height: auto; line-height: 20px; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 99%;\">\r\n<code style=\"color: black; word-wrap: normal;\">Value of boolean b1: true\r\nValue of boolean b2: false\r\nValue of boolean b3: true<\/code>\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;\u00a0<br \/>\nThis was an example of how to use a <code>boolean<\/code> type in Java.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With this example we are going to demonstrate how to use a boolean type in Java. 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