Data manipulation

There are many different types of data, such as integer, real number, or string. The following table offers a list of those data types:

Data types	Description
`Bool`	Boolean (`TRUE` or `FALSE`) stored as a byte
`Int`	Platform integer (normally either `int32` or `int64`)
`int8`	Byte (`-128` to `127`)
`int16`	Integer (`-32768` to `32767`)
`int32`	Integer (`-2147483648` to `2147483647`)
`int64`	Integer (`9223372036854775808` to `9223372036854775807`)
`unit8`	Unsigned integer (`0` to `255`)
`unit16`	Unsigned integer (`0` to `65535`)
`unit32`	Unsigned integer (`0` to `4294967295`)
`unit64`	Unsigned integer (`0` to `18446744073709551615`)
`float`	Short and for `float6`
`float32`	Single precision float: sign `bit23` bits mantissa; 8 bits exponent

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