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-A [
DataType]
is a class of [Data], which can be
atomic (a floating point number
, a 32 bit integer
, an
[ASCII
] character
) of
compound (an array
, a struct
, an object or a pointer to some
[DataType]). Some languages provide
[Template
]s that allow
the definition
of classes of classes of data
.
+A DataType is a class of data.
+
+There are two kinds of DataType~s:
atomic (FloatingPoint numbers
, Integers, single characters
, [Pointer
]s
) and
compound (arrays
, structs
, objects). Compound
[DataType]s are composed of other
[DataType
]s (be
that atomic or other compound ones). DataType~s are
the building blocks
of DataStructure~s.
+
+In some ProgrammingLanguage~s, such as [C++], [Template]s can be used to define
classes of DataType~s
.
