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  ◄Data Types►   ◄Contents►   ◄Index►
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Data Type                 Declaration      Maximum          Minimum
◄Strings►                       $           32,767 chars.    0 chars.
◄Integers►                      %           32,767          -32,768
◄Long Integers►                 &           2,147,483,647   -2,147,483,648
◄Single (7-digit) precision►    !          ±3.402823 E+38    ±1.401298 E-45
◄Double (15-digit) precision►   #          ±1.7976931 D+308  ±4.940656 D-324
◄User-Defined Data Types►
 
See Also  ◄DEFtype Statement► - Set default data type
          ◄Variable-Type Memory Requirements► - Memory requirements for
          variable types
          ◄Constants► - Predefined values that do not change
          ◄Variables► - A name that refers to an object
          ◄Scoping Rules► - The range where a variable or constant is defined
          ◄Static and Dynamic Arrays► - Storage of arrays
          ◄Automatic and Static Variables► - Initialization of variables
          ◄Type Conversion► - Converting between BASIC data types