This topic lists the basic types that are defined in F#. These types are the most fundamental in F#, forming the basis of nearly every F# program. They are a superset of .NET primitive types.
Type .NET type Description Examplebool
Boolean Possible values are true
and false
. true
/false
uint8
, byte
Byte Values from 0 to 255. 1uy
int8
, sbyte
SByte Values from -128 to 127. 1y
int16
Int16 Values from -32768 to 32767. 1s
uint16
UInt16 Values from 0 to 65535. 1us
int32
, int
Int32 Values from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. 1
uint32
, uint
UInt32 Values from 0 to 4,294,967,295. 1u
int64
Int64 Values from -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807. 1L
uint64
UInt64 Values from 0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615. 1UL
nativeint
IntPtr A native pointer as a signed integer. nativeint 1
unativeint
UIntPtr A native pointer as an unsigned integer. unativeint 1
decimal
Decimal A floating point data type that has at least 28 significant digits. 1.0m
float
, double
Double A 64-bit floating point type. 1.0
float32
, single
Single A 32-bit floating point type. 1.0f
char
Char Unicode character values. 'c'
string
String Unicode text. "str"
unit
not applicable Indicates the absence of an actual value. The type has only one formal value, which is denoted ()
. The unit value, ()
, is often used as a placeholder where a value is needed but no real value is available or makes sense. ()
Note
You can perform computations with integers too big for the 64-bit integer type by using the bigint
type. bigint
is not considered a basic type; it is an abbreviation for System.Numerics.BigInteger
.
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