Data 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