Integer data types

Applicable receivers:  All receivers

The INTEGER data types (CHAR, SHORT, and LONG) can be signed or unsigned. They are unsigned by default. All integer data types use two’s complement representation. The table below lists the integer data types.

Type	# of bits	Range of values (Signed)	(Unsigned)
CHAR	8	–128 to 127	0 to 255
SHORT	16	–32768 to 32767	0 to 65535
LONG	32	–2147483648 to 2147483647	0 to 4294967295