Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
A reference data type is a data type that refers to an object in memory rather than directly storing the value. It stores the memory address where the object is located.
Related terms
intValue(): This method is used to convert a numeric value stored in an object of a reference data type into an integer value.
doubleValue(): This method is used to convert a numeric value stored in an object of a reference data type into a double value.