Major type |
Description |
Binary |
Shorthand |
0 |
an unsigned integer |
000_xxxxx |
unsigned(#) |
1 |
a negative integer |
001_xxxxx |
negative(#-1) |
2 |
a byte string |
010_xxxxx |
bytes(n) |
3 |
a text string |
011_xxxxx |
text(n) |
4 |
an array of data items |
100_xxxxx |
array(n) |
5 |
a map of pairs of data items |
101_xxxxx |
map(n) |
1 For negative(#-1)
, #
represents the negative value minus 1. For example, negative(4)
represents a value of -5
.
5 For map(n)
, n
represents number of key/value pairs.
Number |
Hex |
0 .. 9 |
00 .. 09 |
10 .. 15 |
0A .. 0F |
16 .. 23 |
10 .. 17 |
24 .. 255 |
18 18 .. 18 FF |
256 .. 65535 |
19 0100 .. 19 FFFF |
65536 .. 4294967295 |
1A 00010000 .. 1A FFFFFFFF |
Number |
Hex |
-1 .. -10 |
20 .. 29 |
-11 .. -16 |
2A .. 2F |
-17 .. -24 |
30 .. 37 |
-25 .. -256 |
38 18 .. 38 FF |
-257 .. -65536 |
39 0100 .. 39 FFFF |
-65537 .. -4294967296 |
3A 00010000 .. 3A FFFFFFFF |
Length |
Hex |
0 .. 9 |
40 .. 49 |
10 .. 15 |
4A .. 4F |
16 .. 23 |
50 .. 57 |
24 .. 255 |
58 18 .. 58 FF |
256 .. 65535 |
59 0100 .. 59 FFFF |
65536 .. 4294967295 |
5A 00010000 .. 5A FFFFFFFF |
Indefinite |
5F |
Length |
Hex |
0 .. 9 |
60 .. 69 |
10 .. 15 |
6A .. 6F |
16 .. 23 |
70 .. 77 |
24 .. 255 |
78 18 .. 78 FF |
256 .. 65535 |
79 0100 .. 79 FFFF |
65536 .. 4294967295 |
7A 00010000 .. 7A FFFFFFFF |
Indefinite |
7F |
Length |
Hex |
0 .. 9 |
80 .. 89 |
10 .. 15 |
8A .. 8F |
16 .. 23 |
90 .. 97 |
24 .. 255 |
98 18 .. 98 FF |
256 .. 65535 |
99 0100 .. 99 FFFF |
65536 .. 4294967295 |
9A 00010000 .. 9A FFFFFFFF |
Indefinite |
9F |
Length |
Hex |
0 .. 9 |
A0 .. A9 |
10 .. 15 |
AA .. AF |
16 .. 23 |
B0 .. B7 |
24 .. 255 |
B8 18 .. B8 FF |
256 .. 65535 |
B9 0100 .. B9 FFFF |
65536 .. 4294967295 |
BA 00010000 .. BA FFFFFFFF |
Indefinite |
BF |
Length
represents number of key/value pairs.