 and character types are all simple types. Composite types are built on simple types. The language has three kinds of composite types: arrays, classes, and interfaces. Simple types and arrays are discussed in this section. <P>
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<H3> 3.1  Numeric Types</H3>
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Integers are similar to those in C and C++, with two exceptions: all integer types are machine independent, and some of the traditional de