Appendix L. Simple Types

Figure L.1. Simple types.

Type	Size in bits	Value range	Standard
bool	8	true or false
byte	8	0 to 255, inclusive
sbyte	8	128 to 127, inclusive
char	16	'u0000' to 'uFFFF' (0 to 65535), inclusive	Unicode
short	16	32768 to 32767, inclusive
ushort	16	0 to 65535, inclusive
int	32	2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647, inclusive
uint	32	0 to 4,294,967,295, inclusive
float	32	Approximate negative range:	IEEE 754
		3.4028234663852886E+38 to	IEC 60559
		1.40129846432481707E45
		Approximate positive range:
		1.40129846432481707E45 to
		3.4028234663852886E+38
		Other supported values:
		positive and negative zero
		positive and negative infinity
		not-a-number (NaN)
long	64	9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to
		9,223,372,036,854,775,807, inclusive
ulong	64	0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615, inclusive
double	64	Approximate negative range:	IEEE 754
		1.7976931348623157E+308 to	IEC 60559
		4.94065645841246544E324
		Approximate positive range:
		4.94065645841246544E324 to
		1.7976931348623157E+308
		Other supported values:
		positive and negative zero
		positive and negative infinity
		not-a-number (NaN)
decimal	128	Negative range:
		79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335
		(7.9E+28) to 1.0E28
		Positive range:
		1.0E28 to
		79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335
		(7.9E+28)