Data type definitions

Data Type

Definition

Boolean

The Boolean data type provides a choice between two values, typically True and False. Other common Boolean values are On and Off, Enabled and Disabled, and 0 and 1.

Integer

The Integer data type is a 32-bit signed number, and is used for positive and negative whole numbers. Valid values range from -2147483648 to 2147483647 (-2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647). Note that commas are invalid characters and cannot be contained within the values.

Float

The Float data type is a 32-bit floating point number, and is used for positive and negative decimal values. It can contain up to seven significant digits. The range of values is ±1.18×10−38 to ±3.4×1038.

Double

The Double data type is a 64-bit floating point number, and is used for positive and negative decimal values. It can contain up to 15 significant digits. The range of values is ±2.23×10−308 to ±1.80×10308.

String

The String data type is used for strings of ASCII characters, such as those that can be entered by a standard US or international keyboard. Strings can be up to 1024 characters long.

Time

The Time data type is used to encode the date and time. It uses the operating system locale to format the appearance of the date. For example, on a U.S.-locale operating system, the date is shown as MM/DD/YYYY. In operating systems for other locales, the date is shown as DD/MM/YYYY. Time is shown as HH:MM:SS. AM or PM is shown when time is shown in 12 hour format.

ElapsedTime

The ElapsedTime data type is used to measure time from a start time to an end time. Elapsed time is shown as HH:MM:SS.fffffff, where fffffff represents fractions of a second (potentially to 1/10,000,000 of a second).

InternationalizedString

The InternationalizedString data type is used for text that will be localized.

BigString

A BigString data type can be used to hold very long character strings, such as the contents of json, csv, or xml files. The BigString data type has a virtually unlimited length (more than two billion characters).