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Go Data Types

We use data types in Golang to determine the type of data associated with
variables. For example,

var age int

Here, int is a data type that specifies that the age variable can store integer
data.
The basic data types in Golang are

Data
Description Examples
Types

int Integer numbers. 7123, 0, -5, 7023

float Numbers with decimal points. 20.2, 500.123456, -34.23

complex Complex numbers. 2+4i, -9.5+18.3i

"Hello World!", "1 is less


string Sequence of characters.
than 2"

bool Either true or false. true, false

byte A byte (8 bits) of non-negative integers. 2, 115, 97

Used for characters. Internally used as 32-bit


rune 'a', '7', '<'
integers.

Now, let's discuss the commonly used data types in detail.


1. Integer Data Type
Integers are whole numbers that can have both zero, positive and negative
values but no decimal values. For example, 0, 5, -1340.
We commonly use the int keyword to declare integer numbers.

var id int

Here, id is a variable of type integer.


You can declare multiple variables at once in the same line.

var id, age int

In Go programming, there are two types of integers:

 signed integer int - can hold both positive and negative integers
 unsigned integer uint - can only hold positive integers
There are different variations of integers in Go programming.

Data type Size

int/uint either 32 bits (4 bytes) or 64 bits (8 bytes)

int8/uint8 8 bits (1 byte)

int16/uint16 16 bits (2 bytes)

int32/uint32 32 bits (4 bytes)

int64/uint64 64 bits ( 8 bytes)

Note: Unless we have a specific requirement, we usually use the int keyword
to create integers.
Example 1: Understanding Integer Type

package main
import "fmt"

func main() {
var integer1 int
var integer2 int

integer1 = 5
integer2 = 10

fmt.Println(integer1)
fmt.Print(integer1)
}

Output

5
10

If you want to learn more about creating variables, visit Go Variables.

2. Float Data Type


The float type is used to hold values with decimal points. For example, 6.7, -

34.2

Keywords used: float32, float64


Here's an example,
var salary float64

There are two sizes of floating-point data in Go programming.

Data Type Size

float32 32 bits (4 bytes)

float64 64 bits (8 bytes)

Note: If we define float variables without specifying size explicitly, the size of
the variable will be 64 bits. For example,

// the size of the variable is 64


salary := 5676.3

Example 2: Understanding Float Type

// Program to illustrate float32 and float64 with example

package main
import "fmt"

func main() {
var salary1 float32
var salary2 float64

salary1 = 50000.503882901

// can store decimals with greater precision


salary2 = 50000.503882901

fmt.Println(salary1)
fmt.Println(salary2)
}

Output

50000.504
50000.503882901

3. String Data Type


A string is a sequence of characters. For example, "Hello", "Hey there"

Keyword: string
Here's an example,

var message string

In Go, we use either double quotes or backticks to create strings.

var message string = "Hello World "


var message string = `Hello World`

Example 3: Understanding String Type

// Program to create string variables

package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
var message string
message = "Welcome to Programiz"

fmt.Println(message)

Output

Welcome to Programiz

4. Boolean Data Type


The boolean data type has one of two possible values either true or false.
Keyword: bool

var isValid bool

Example 4: Understanding bool Type

// Program to create boolean variables

package main
import "fmt"

func main() {
var boolValue bool
boolValue = false

fmt.Println(boolValue)
}
Output

false

We will learn about booleans in detail in the Go Comparison and Logical


Operators tutorial.

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