Data types in Solidity

Here we introduce you to some primitive data types available in Solidity.

boolean The possible values are constants true and false
uintint / uint: Signed and unsigned integers of various sizes. Keywords uint8 to uint256 in steps of 8 (unsigned of 8 up to 256 bits) and int8 to int256. uint and int are aliases for uint256 and int256, respectively.
addressThe address type comes in two flavors, which are largely identical:
- address: Holds a 20-byte value (the size of an Ethereum address).
- address payable: Same as address, but with the additional members transfer and send.

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.17;

contract Primitives {
    bool public boo = true;

    /*
    uint stands for unsigned integer, meaning non negative integers
    different sizes are available
        uint8   ranges from 0 to 2 ** 8 - 1
        uint16  ranges from 0 to 2 ** 16 - 1
        ...
        uint256 ranges from 0 to 2 ** 256 - 1
    */
    uint8 public u8 = 1;
    uint public u256 = 456;
    uint public u = 123; // uint is an alias for uint256

    /*
    Negative numbers are allowed for int types.
    Like uint, different ranges are available from int8 to int256

    int256 ranges from -2 ** 255 to 2 ** 255 - 1
    int128 ranges from -2 ** 127 to 2 ** 127 - 1
    */
    int8 public i8 = -1;
    int public i256 = 456;
    int public i = -123; // int is same as int256

    // minimum and maximum of int
    int public minInt = type(int).min;
    int public maxInt = type(int).max;

    address public addr = 0xCA35b7d915458EF540aDe6068dFe2F44E8fa733c;

    /*
    In Solidity, the data type byte represent a sequence of bytes. 
    Solidity presents two type of bytes types :

     - fixed-sized byte arrays
     - dynamically-sized byte arrays.

     The term bytes in Solidity represents a dynamic array of bytes. 
     It’s a shorthand for byte[] .
    */
    bytes1 a = 0xb5; //  [10110101]
    bytes1 b = 0x56; //  [01010110]

    // Default values
    // Unassigned variables have a default value
    bool public defaultBoo; // false
    uint public defaultUint; // 0
    int public defaultInt; // 0
    address public defaultAddr; // 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
}

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