int(primitive data type) and Integer (wrapper class object):
1. It is not possible to assign null (no value) to int. But the same possible in Integer.
Eg:
[java]Integer a = null; // Possible
int ab = null; //Not Possible[/java]
2. In collections we can able to use Integer for HashMap (key) or vector(Integer) or ArrayList(Integer), int cannot be used in collections.
Eg:
[java]List<Integer> myList = new ArrayList<Integer>(); //Possible
List<int> myList = new ArrayList<int>(); // Not possible
HashMap<Integer,String> myMap = new HashMap<Integer, String>(); //Possible
HashMap<int,String> myMapInt = new HashMap<int, String>(); // Not possible
Vector<Integer> myVector = new Vector<Integer>(); //Possible
Vector<int> myVectorInt = new Vector<int>(); //Not possible[/java]
3. If we want to use methods like toString(), doubleValue(), byteValue(),floatValue(), longValue(), shortValue() etc…, then we must have Integer(wrapper) not int (primitive).
Eg:
[java]Integer firstVariableNewInteger = new Integer(10);
Integer secondVariableNewInteger = new Integer(6).
System.out.println(firstVariableNewInteger .doubleValue()); //Possible
int firstVar = 10;
int secondVar = 6;</pre>
System.out.println(firstVar.doubleValue()); // Not possible [/java]