Values

Here are some basic built-in types, and the syntax for literal values of each type.

TypesLiterals
Signed integersi8, i16, i32, i64, i128, isize-10, 0, 1_000, 123_i64
Unsigned integersu8, u16, u32, u64, u128, usize0, 123, 10_u16
Floating point numbersf32, f643.14, -10.0e20, 2_f32
Unicode scalar valueschar'a', 'α', '∞'
Booleansbooltrue, false

The types have widths as follows:

  • iN, uN, and fN are N bits wide,
  • isize and usize are the width of a pointer,
  • char is 32 bits wide,
  • bool is 8 bits wide.
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There are a few syntaxes which are not shown above:

  • All underscores in numbers can be left out, they are for legibility only. So 1_000 can be written as 1000 (or 10_00), and 123_i64 can be written as 123i64.