Datatypes

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Contents 1 Intro 2 Numbers 2.1 integer 2.2 positive integer 2.3 decimal 3 Strings 3.1 alphanumeric 3.2 unicode 3.3 ascii 4 Other datatypes examples 5 Dates and Time 5.1 ct2 date

Intro

Common CT2 datatypes - see:

• #Numbers
• #Strings

Numbers

integer

Examples:

• 23
• 1000
• 0
• -7896

positive integer

• 23
• 1000
• 0

decimal

Also called (floating-point numbers)

Examples:

• 2.3
• 1.0
• 1.9083496
• 100865.08E23

See also precision

Strings

alphanumeric

The alphanumeric character set consists of the numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to Z.

Examples:

• hgTF9087GggyYg
• book
• 897

unicode

Examples:

• อักษรไทย
• русский алфавит

ascii

Examples:

• jhg&$&^*&@dceUH!
• Hello!
• #234
• 12-34-98698690

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII

Other datatypes examples

Everything outside of common/standard is not a type really. It is a string of certain format/constraint.

Examples:

• Airline 3 Letter Numeric Code, possible value: 053
• Master Airway bill, possible value: 222-7824-5587

Dates and Time

ct2 date

This date must be in the following format:

<Day>-<Month(first 3 letters)>-<Year>

Example: 17-Jan-2010