Elementary DataTypes

Encore RPG .NET supplies a set of pre-defined data types that you can use for many of your programming elements. This section describes these types and how to use them.

In This Section

Numeric Data types

Describes the integral and nonintegral numeric types.

Character Data types

Describes the *Char and *String* types.

Miscellaneous Data types

Describes the *Boolean, *Date, and *Object types.

Data type Declaration Covers declaring data types of various programming elements.

Data type Implementation Illustrates how Encore RPG classifies and implements various data types.

Data types Comparison Comparison list of Encore RPG, .NET, C#, and Visual Basic Data types.

See Also

Language Concepts

Data type Summary

Type Conversions