What is the maximum value a byte type variable can have in Java?

In Java, the byte data type is an 8-bit signed integer. The maximum value it can hold is 127. This is because byte occupies 1 byte (8 bits), with 1 bit used for the sign and the remaining 7 bits for the value.

Example:

byte maxByte = 127;
System.out.println(maxByte); // Outputs 127

Trying to assign a value greater than 127, such as 128, will result in a compile-time error.