Primary Types
The following table shows the primary type names and their ranges:
| Type | Description | Range | C/C++ | Visual BASIC | Pascal |
| u8 | 8-bit ASCII character | 0 to 255 | Char | Not supported by BASIC. For functions that require character arrays, use string types instead. | Byte |
| i16 | 16-bit signed integer | -32,768 to 32,767 | Short | Integer (for example, deviceNum%) | SmallInt |
| u16 | 16-bit unsigned integer | 0 to 65,535 | Unsigned short for 32-bit compilers |
Not supported by BASIC. For functions that require unsigned integers, use the signed integer type instead. Refer to the i16 description. | Word |
| i32 | 32-bit signed integer | -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 | Long | Long (for example, count&) | LongInt |
| u32 | 32-bit unsigned integer | 0 to 4,294,967,295 | Unsigned long | Not supported by BASIC. For functions that require unsigned long integers, use the signed long integer type instead. Refer to the i32 description. | Cardinal (in 32-bit operating systems). Refer to the i32
description. |
| f32 | 32-bit single-precision floating point | -3.402823 × 1038 to 3.402823 × 1038 | Float | Single (for example, num!) | Single |
| f64 | 64-bit double-precision floating point | -1.797683134862315 × 1038 to 1.797683134862315 × 1038 | Double | Double (for example, voltage Number) | Double |