github.com/lmorg/murex@v0.0.0-20240217211045-e081c89cd4ef/gen/user-guide/data-types.inc.md (about) 1 {{ if env "DOCGEN_TARGET=" }}<h2>Table of Contents</h2> 2 3 <div id="toc"> 4 5 - [Overview](#overview) 6 7 </div> 8 9 {{ end }} 10 11 ## Overview 12 13 Data types are classifications or categories that define the type of data that a variable or value can hold. 14 In Murex, the following data types are supported 15 16 17 18 | Data Type | | Comments | 19 | ------------ | ---- | --------------------------------------------------- | 20 | int/integer | | Represents whole numbers without decimal points. | 21 | float/double | | Represents numbers with decimal points | 22 | str/string | | Represents a sequence of characters or text | 23 | boolean | | Represents a value that can be either true or false | 24 | json | | Represents a json structure | 25 | array | | | 26 | objects | | | 27 | null | | | 28 | datetime | | | 29 30 31 32 ### Defining 33 34 data-types apply on variables, function parameters and streams 35 36 ### Arrays 37 38 ### Casting 39 40 ### Formatting 41