Understanding the data types

In the following table, most of the types of data are given:

Data type	Description
Bool	Boolean (True or False) stored as a byte
int	Platform integer (normally either int32 or int64)
int8	Byte (-128 to 127)
int16	Integer (-32768 to 32767)
int32	Integer (-2147483648 to 2147483647)
int64	Integer (9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807)
unit8	Unsigned integer (0 to 255)
unit16	Unsigned integer (0 to 65535)
unit32	Unsigned integer (0 to 4294967295)
unit64	Unsigned integer (0 to 18446744073709551615)
float	Short and for float64
float32	Single precision float: sign bit23 bits mantissa; 8 bits exponent
float64	52 bits mantissa
complex	Shorthand for complex128
complex64	Complex number; represented by two 32-bit floats (real and imaginary components)
complex128	Complex number; represented by two 64-bit floats (real and imaginary components)