Data types

See also: C Types

Below are descriptions for data types commonly used in C-programming relevant to VLC.

Integer 

Any whole-number value, e.g. -25 or 655

Boolean 

A "toggle switch" value that is either true or false (sometimes seen as 1 or 0)

String 

A data type of varying length used to represent words (punctuation is generally permitted), e.g. "foo" or "I'm a sentence."

Float 

A contraction of floating-point decimal number such as 1.0000 or -20.73

Boolean values may be given on the command-line as --example or --no-example.