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C#

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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The easiest way to choose a storage type is from the value range it needs to handle, and if it needs to hold only positive values or both positive and negative. This table shows you the value ranges for each type along with the storage size in bits:

C# type/keyword Range Size
char or sbyte -128 to 127 Signed 8-bit integer
byte 0 to 255 Unsigned 8-bit integer
short -32,768 to 32,767 Signed 16-bit integer
ushort 0 to 65,535 Unsigned 16-bit integer
int -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 Signed 32-bit integer
uint 0 to 4,294,967,295 Unsigned 32-bit integer
long -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 Signed 64-bit integer
ulong 0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 Unsigned 64-bit integer

For reference, this information can be found in the online Microsoft Documention.