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0089 Type Wrappers

Java uses primitive types, such as int or double, to hold the basic primitive data types. Primitive types, rather than objects, are used for the sake of performance. Java provides type wrappers, which are classes that encapsulate a primitive type within an object. The type wrappers are Double, Float, Long, Integer, Short, Byte, Character, and Boolean