Type
Description
Comments
char
Usually signed 8 bit integer
Built-in C++ data type
int1
Signed 8 bit integer
May not be same as char
int2
Signed 16 bit integer
.
int4
Signed 32 bit integer
.
int8
Signed 64 bit integer
Reserved for future use
byte
Unsigned 8 bit integer
.
uint1
Unsigned 8 bit integer
Same as byte
uint2
Unsigned 16 bit integer
.
uint4
Unsigned 32 bit integer
.
uint8
Unsigned 64 bit integer
Reserved for future use
float4
32 bit IEEE floating point
VMS variant also called "R4"
float8
64 bit IEEE floating point
.
float16
128 bit IEEE floating point
Reserved for future use