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awdeeoh
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Steven Parker
229,732 PointsThe easiest way to choose a storage type is from the value range it needs to handle, and if it needs to hold only positive values or both positive and negative. This table shows you the value ranges for each type along with the storage size in bits:
| C# type/keyword | Range | Size |
|---|---|---|
| char or sbyte | -128 to 127 | Signed 8-bit integer |
| byte | 0 to 255 | Unsigned 8-bit integer |
| short | -32,768 to 32,767 | Signed 16-bit integer |
| ushort | 0 to 65,535 | Unsigned 16-bit integer |
| int | -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 | Signed 32-bit integer |
| uint | 0 to 4,294,967,295 | Unsigned 32-bit integer |
| long | -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 | Signed 64-bit integer |
| ulong | 0 to 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 | Unsigned 64-bit integer |
For reference, this information can be found in the online Microsoft Documention.