Essential C# 7.0, Sixth Edition

2. Data Types

From Chapter 1’s HelloWorld program, you got a feel for the C# language, its structure, basic syntax characteristics, and how to write the simplest of programs. This chapter continues to discuss the C# basics by investigating the fundamental C# types.

The "Datatypes" chapter describes Numeric Types, More Types, null and void, and Conversions. The "Numeric Types" includes Integer Types, Float-Point Types, Decimal Types, and Literal Values. "More Types" includes Boolean Type, Character Type, and Strings. Data types include "Explicit Cast, Implicit Cast, Without Casting.

Until now, you have worked with only a few built-in data types, ...