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VB.Net Data Types Overview

The document outlines various data types in VB.Net, including Object, Boolean, Date, Variant, String, and Numeric types. Each data type is described with its storage requirements and range of values. The Numeric type is further divided into specific categories like Byte, Integer, Long, Single, Double, Currency, and Decimal, detailing their respective storage and value ranges.

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VB.Net Data Types Overview

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BENJAMIN MUCHEMI SC200/0119/2021

11th February 2022

[Link] Data Types

1. Object

An object is a combination of code on data that can be treated as a unit.

An object can be a piece of an application, like a control or a form. An entire application can also be an
object.

Type Storage Range of values

Object 4 bytes on Any type can be stored in a variable of type


32-bit object
platform

8 bytes on
64-bit
platform

2. Boolean

Boolean data types hold either a true or false value.

These are not stored as numeric values and cannot be used as such. Values are internally stored as -1
(True) and 0 (False) and any non-zero value is considered as true.

Stora Range of
Type
ge values

Boole 2 byt
True or False
an es

3. Date

Used to store date and time values.


Typ Stora
Range of values
e ge

Dat 8 byt 0:00:00 (midnight) on January 1, 0001 through 11:59:59 PM on


e es December 31, 9999

4. Variant

Is the default Visual Basic data type and it stores any type of data.

Type Storage Range of values

Variant Any value as large as


16 bytes
(numeric) Double

Length+22 Same as variable-


Variant (text)
bytes length string

5. String

Used to store alphanumeric values. A variable length string can store approximately 4 billion characters.

Type Storage Range of values

String (fixed Length of 1 to 65,400


length) string characters

String (variable Length + 10 0 to 2 billion


length) bytes characters

6. Numeric
Comprises numbers that can be calculated using various standard arithmetic
operators.

Stora Explanation
Type Range of Values
ge

Byte 1 byte 0 through 255 Stores integer values

2 byte Stores integer values


Integer -32,768 through 32,767
s

4 byte -2,147,483,648 Stores integer values


Long
s through 2,147,483,648

-3.402823E+38 through - Stores floating point values


4 byte 1.401298E-45 for negative values
Single
s 1.401298E-45 through
3.402823E+38 for positive values.

-1.79769313486232e+308 through Stores large floating values which


-4.94065645841247E-324 for exceeds the single data type
value
8 byte negative values
Double
s 4.94065645841247E-324 through
1.79769313486232e+308 for
positive values.

stores monetary values.


Curren 8 byte -922,337,203,685,477.5808 It supports 4 digits to the right of
cy s through 922,337,203,685,477.5807 decimal point and 15 digits to the
left

+/- It provides the greatest


79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,9 number of significant digits
50,335 for a number
Decim 12 byt
if no decimal is use
al es
+/-
7.922816251426433759354395033
5 (28 decimal places).

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