documentation/docs/language/33-types.md

Types

Primitive data types

Primitive data type are the building blocks of which other more complex types are derived from. Each primitive type has the following 3 attributes:

1. Type: Indicates the name for the type
2. Width: How many bits it takes up
3. Intended interpretation: How it should be interpreted

Integral types

Type	Width	Intended interpretation
byte	8	signed byte (two’s complement)
ubyte	8	unsigned byte
short	16	signed short (two’s complement)
ushort	16	unsigned short
int	32	signed int (two’s complement)
uint	32	unsigned int
long	64	signed long (two’s complement)
ulong	64	unsigned long

Conversion rules

1. TODO: Sign/zero extension
2. Promotion?
3. Precedence in interpretation when the first two don’t apply

Decimal

TODO: Add this

• float32, float64 etc

Conversion rules

TODO: Add this