Variables

Variables are used to store data.

We create variables by "declaring" them.
A variable declaration consists of a type and an identifier.

    //type identifier
    int number;

The type determines what values the variable can store.
Identifiers let developers know what the value is for - you choose the identifier.

Values are set using the initialization operator: =

    number = 5;

A value can be declared and initialized at the same time.

    int number = 5;