what are data types?
What Are Data Types?
- Data Type
Rust is a statically typed language, meaning, it must know the type of all variables at compile time.
How to Define a Type in Rust?
We can define a variable in rust in two different ways:
- Implicit Definition
Unlike other languages like C++ and Java, Rust can infer the type from the type of value assigned to a variable.
The general syntax is:
let variable name = value ;
Explicit Definition
Explicitly tells the compiler about the type of variable.
Syntax
The general syntax is:
let variable name : data type = value ;
Primitive Types
Rust has a couple of types that are considered primitive. That means they are built-in to the language. There are different data types used for different purposes.
The following illustration shows the different primitive data types in Rust:
Scalar Type
They store a single value.
- Below is the list of scalar types:
- Integers
- Floats
- Boolean
- Character
Compound Type
They group multiple values in one variable. Below is the list of compound types:
- Array
- Tuple
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