Beginner's Guide to Data Types

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Beginner's Guide to Data Types

Data Types and Syntax

Data types are the ways to represent the kind of data that you can use in a programming language. Syntax is how we differentiate between data types.

Data Types

• String: used to represent text; use quotes to contain the string

  1. Alphabetic Characters
  2. Spaces
  3. Numbers
  4. Special Characters

• Integer: whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero

• Float: numbers containing decimals

• Boolean: a value that is either true or false

• Array: a data structure that represents a group of things

  • usually within brackets

  • use strings within quotes inside brackets

  Data types are defined using the term variable or var. For example:

  var iceCream = "Chocolate"