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Data types in C# edit button Edit

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Rakesh Kumar Sutar | calendar 18 January 2021 | 3458

Introduction

C# mainly categorized data types in two types: Value types and Reference types. Value types include simple types (such as int, float, bool, and char), enum types, struct types, and Nullable value types. Reference types include class types, interface types, delegate types, and array types.

Predefined Data Types in C#

C# includes some predefined value types and reference types. These are:-

Type Description Range Suffix
byte 8-bit unsigned integer 0 to 255
sbyte 8-bit signed integer -128 to 127
short 16-bit signed integer -32,768 to 32,767
ushort 16-bit unsigned integer 0 to 65,535
int 32-bit signed integer -2,147,483,648
to
2,147,483,647
uint 32-bit unsigned integer 0 to 4,294,967,295 u
long 64-bit signed integer -9,223,372,036,854,775,808
to
9,223,372,036,854,775,807 		l
ulong 64-bit unsigned integer 0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 ul
float 32-bit Single-precision floating point type -3.402823e38 to 3.402823e38 f
double 64-bit double-precision floating point type -1.79769313486232e308 to 1.79769313486232e308 d
decimal 128-bit decimal type for financial and monetary calculations ( or -)1.0 x 10e-28
to
7.9 x 10e28 		m
char 16-bit single Unicode character Any valid character, e.g. a,*, \x0058 (hex), or\u0058 (Unicode)
bool 8-bit logical true/false value True or False
object Base type of all other types.
string A sequence of Unicode characters
DateTime Represents date and time 0:00:00am 1/1/01
to
11:59:59pm 12/31/9999