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C# Variables Documentation

C# Variables
C# for Beginners
Type C# Keyword .Net Type Range Size Precision

Value Types
Byte byte System.Byte 0 to 255 Unsigned 8 bit integer
sByte sbyte System.SByte -128 to127 Signed 8 bit Integer
Short Integer short System.Int16 -32678 to 32677 Singed 16 bit Integer
uShort ushort Systen.UInt16 0 to 65355 Unsigned 16 bit Integer
Integer int System.Int32 -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 Signed 32 bit Integer
uInt System.UInt32 0 to 4,294,967,295 Unsigned 32 bit Integer
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to
Long Integer long System.Int64 Signed 64 bit Integer
9,223,372,036,854,775,807
uLong System.UInt64 0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 Unsigned 64 bit Integer

Float float System.Single ±1.5 x 10−45 to ±3.4 x 1038 32 bit floating point value ~6-9 digits

Double double System.Double ±5.0 × 10−324 to ±1.7 × 10308 64 bit floating point value ~15-17 digits
28-29 significant
Decimal decimal System.Decimal ±1.0 x 10-28 to ±7.9228 x 1028 128 floating point value
digits
Boolean bool System.Boolean true/false 8 bits
Character char System.Char 16 bit unicode value
Enum enum
Struct struct
Datetime datetime System.DateTime 64 bit Integer
Reference Types
String string System.String
Object object System.Object
Dynamic dynamic
Delegate delegate
Class class
Array Array
Int32
This integer data type is a 32 bit data type.
It is a signed data type which means it supports both positive and negative
values.
This data type supports a range from, -2147483648 to 2147483647.
The integer data type has an unsigned counter part named uInt. Unsigned
means it only supports positive values.
uInt supports a range of positive whole number values between
0 to 4294967295.
An integer is a value type.
String
Internally a string object stores a read-only sequence of char objects.

The data stored for a string object is immutable.

A string is a reference type.


Decimal
A decimal is a precise fractional or integral type that can represent
decimal numbers with 29 significant digits.
It differs from the float and double data types because it supports
less range but a much higher precision which makes the data type
preferable for financial and monetary calculations.
The float and double are faster than the decimal.
The float (Single data type) supports 32 bits of data.
The Double data type supports double the amount of bits
(i.e. 64 bits of data).
The decimal supports 128 bit of data.
The decimal data type is a value type.
Char
The Char data type is a 16 bit unicode data type.

It supports character encodings i.e. values that represent characters.

The Char data type is a value type.


Boolean
The Boolean data type supports one of two values, true or false.

The data type supports 8 bits of data.

The Boolean data type is a value type.


Concise and Descriptive Variable Names
Summary
We have demonstrated how the context of operators are effected when applied to variables
defined as different data types.
We demonstrated how the number of bits supported for value types effects the magnitude and
range for variables defined as these data types.
We briefly discussed the difference between signed and unsigned integer defined variables.
We briefly discussed rules and conventions associated with C# variable names.
We created a user defined type for storing student data. We defined member variables for the
‘Student’ class which were defined as int, string, decimal, char and bool respectively.
We briefly discussed how the scope of variables limits or enhances access to the values stored
within those variables.
We created a basic application named, ‘StudentApplication’ to demonstrate the use of variables
defined as both inbuilt data types and also a user defined type.
We demonstrated a fundamental difference between value types and reference types.

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