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Java is heavily object-oriented, and is mostly statically-typed. There aren't many special variables, or aggregates, similar to dynamically-typed languages.<br />
There is ''null'', which is used to represent an object which has no reference assigned.
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Object object = null
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There is ''true'' and ''false'' which are used to denote a ''Boolean'' value.
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boolean value = true
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There is the ''this'' and ''super'' variables, used to reference the current class and parent class, respectively.
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this.object
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super(value)
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To avoid confusion to anyone unfamiliar with Java, there is the ability to import static, final, variables from other classes.<br />
While these are not 'special variables' they may appear that way to a new user.
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import static java.lang.Math.*;
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double area = PI * (2 * 2);
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There is the first parameter of the ''main'' method, which is of type ''String[]''.<br />
It is non-null and includes any arguments depicted during execution.
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public static void main(String[] args)
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Additionally ...<br />
Java has only a few special variables. There is a <code>String</code>-Array for passing command-line-arguments to the program, and there is a <code>Class</code>-Object that can be accessed in a variable-like manner. It is used for reflection, (like examining and modifing class members, their type and modifiers during runtime).
There is the <code>System</code>-"Object" that contains various (mostly static) data about the enviroment the Java VM runs on, and it's cousin <code>Runtime</code> that provides data that is more prone to change during runtime, like available CPU cores and RAM.
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