Data Types and Their Range.

md 2025-07-08

Listing data types for all programming languages is not practical in one answer due to the large number of
languages and their unique types, but I’ll give you a comprehensive overview of the most common data
types, followed by examples of how they're used in popular languages (like C, Java, Python, JavaScript, C++,
and more).

🔢 Core Data Types (Common Across Most Languages)

Category Example Values Description

Integer 1, -23, 1000 Whole numbers

Float / Double 3.14, -0.99 Decimal numbers

Boolean true, false True/False values

Character 'a', 'Z', '9' Single character

String "hello", "123" Text (sequence of characters)

Array / List [1, 2, 3] Ordered collection of elements

Object {key: value} Key-value pair container (often custom types)

Null / None null, None Represents absence of a value

🧠 Common Data Types by Language

🔷 Python

int → 10
float → 3.14
bool → True / False
str → "hello"
list → [1, 2, 3]
tuple → (1, 2)
dict → {"name": "Snape"}
set → {1, 2, 3}
NoneType → None

🔷 Java

int → 10
float → 3.14f
double → 3.14159
boolean → true / false
char → 'a'

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String → "hello"
int[] → array
Object → class-based types
null → null

🔷 JavaScript

Number → 10 or 3.14
String → "hello"
Boolean → true / false
Object → {name: "Snape"}
Array → [1, 2, 3]
null → null
undefined → undefined
BigInt → 12345678901234567890n
Symbol → Symbol("id")

🔷C

int → 10
float → 3.14f
double → 3.14159
char → 'a'
_Complex → Complex number type
void → No return value (e.g., for functions)

🔷 C++

int → 10
float → 3.14
double → 3.14159
bool → true / false
char → 'a'
string → "hello" (std::string)
vector → dynamic array (std::vector<int>)
nullptr → null pointer

🔷 C#

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int → 10
float → 3.14f
double → 3.14159
bool → true / false
char → 'a'
string → "hello"
List<T> → Generic list
object → base class for all types
null → null

🔷 Go (Golang)

int → 10
float64 → 3.14
bool → true
string → "hello"
array → [3]int{1, 2, 3}
slice → []int{1, 2, 3}
map → map[string]int{"a": 1}
interface{} → any type (like `Object`)
nil → null equivalent

🔷 Rust

i32 → 10
f64 → 3.14
bool → true
char → 'a'
String → "hello".to_string()
&str → "hello"
Option → Some(value) / None
Vec → dynamic array

🔷 TypeScript (JavaScript with types)

number → 10, 3.14

string → "hello"
boolean → true / false
any → dynamic type
null → null
undefined → undefined
Array<number> → [1, 2, 3]
object → {name: "Snape"}
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📌 Special Data Types in Some Languages

Language Special Types Description

Python set, frozenset, complex Unique collections, immutable sets, etc.

Rust Option, Result Safe null/exception handling

Haskell Maybe, Either Functional programming constructs

Swift Optional, Tuple Optional values and groupings

Kotlin Nullable types (e.g., String?) Null safety built-in

SQL DATE, TIME, TEXT, BLOB Data storage types

🧮 Summary Table of Core Types Across Languages

Type Python Java JS C/C++ C# Go Rust

Integer int int Number int int int i32

Float float float Number float float float64 f64

Boolean bool boolean Boolean bool bool bool bool

String str String String char[]/string string string String

[] or
Array list [] Array [] List<> Vec
slice

Null None null null/undefined NULL null nil None

Would you like this as a PDF, cheat sheet, or more details for a specific language or framework (like React,
Django, etc.)?

Great! Here's an expanded guide with data types and their ranges for major programming languages like C,
C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, and Go.

✅ Note: Ranges depend on the number of bits used to store the type (e.g., 8-bit, 32-bit). Some
languages (like Python) handle big numbers automatically, while others (like C) have fixed ranges.

🔹 1. Integer Types and Their Ranges

Language Data Type Size (bits) Signed Range Unsigned Range

0 to 4,294,967,295
C / C++ int 32 -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
(unsigned int)

short 16 -32,768 to 32,767 0 to 65,535

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Language Data Type Size (bits) Signed Range Unsigned Range

long 32 or 64 Depends on platform

−9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to
long long 64
9,223,372,036,854,775,807

Java byte 8 -128 to 127 —

short 16 -32,768 to 32,767 —

int 32 -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 —

−9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to
long 64
9,223,372,036,854,775,807

C# sbyte 8 -128 to 127 —

byte 8 0 to 255 —

short 16 -32,768 to 32,767 —

ushort 16 0 to 65,535 —

int 32 -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 —

uint 32 0 to 4,294,967,295 —

long 64 ±9.2 × 10¹⁸ —

ulong 64 0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 —

Go int8 8 -128 to 127 —

uint8 8 0 to 255 —

int16 16 -32,768 to 32,767 —

int32 32 -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 —

int64 64 ±9.2 × 10¹⁸ —

i8, i16, i32,

Rust 8–128 Same as above —
i64, i128

Python int Unlimited* No fixed range — grows as needed —

💡 *Python integers are of arbitrary precision, so no overflow.

🔹 2. Floating Point Types and Ranges

Language Data Type Size Range Precision

C / C++ float 32-bit ±1.5 × 10⁻⁴⁵ to ±3.4 × 10³⁸ ~6-7 digits

double 64-bit ±5.0 × 10⁻³²⁴ to ±1.7 × 10³⁰⁸ ~15-16 digits

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Language Data Type Size Range Precision

long double ≥ 64-bit Compiler dependent Higher

Java float 32-bit ±1.4 × 10⁻⁴⁵ to ±3.4 × 10³⁸ ~6-7 digits

double 64-bit ±4.9 × 10⁻³²⁴ to ±1.8 × 10³⁰⁸ ~15-16 digits

C# float 32-bit ±1.5 × 10⁻⁴⁵ to ±3.4 × 10³⁸ ~7 digits

double 64-bit ±5.0 × 10⁻³²⁴ to ±1.7 × 10³⁰⁸ ~15 digits

decimal 128-bit ±1.0 × 10⁻²⁸ to ±7.9 × 10²⁸ 28-29 digits

Go float32 32-bit ±1.5 × 10⁻⁴⁵ to ±3.4 × 10³⁸ ~7 digits

float64 64-bit ±5.0 × 10⁻³²⁴ to ±1.7 × 10³⁰⁸ ~15 digits

Python float 64-bit Same as C double ~15 digits

JavaScript Number 64-bit ±5.0 × 10⁻³²⁴ to ±1.8 × 10³⁰⁸ ~15-17 digits

✅ JavaScript only has one number type (IEEE 754 double precision). For very large integers, use
BigInt.

🔹 3. Boolean and Character Types

Type Example Common in Languages

bool true/false All modern languages

char 'a', 'Z' C, C++, Java, C#, Rust

string "Hello" All high-level languages

Size of char:

C/C++: 1 byte (ASCII)

Java / C#: 2 bytes (UTF-16)
Python: Unicode strings (no char type)
Go: rune for Unicode characters (4 bytes)

🔹 4. Null / Undefined / None Types

Language Null Equivalent

Python None

Java null

JavaScript null, undefined

C/C++ NULL, nullptr

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Language Null Equivalent

C# null

Go nil

Swift nil

Rust None (via Option)

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