Default value of 'boolean' and 'Boolean' in Java

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Makky picture Makky · Jun 3, 2011 · Viewed 421.8k times · Source

What are the default values of boolean (primitive) and Boolean (primitive wrapper) in Java?

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Prince John Wesley picture Prince John Wesley · Jun 3, 2011

The default value for a Boolean (object) is null.
The default value for a boolean (primitive) is false.

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