Primitive Data Types

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

The primitive data types in X++ are listed in the following table. For more information about each data type, click its link.

Anytype	A placeholder for any data type.
Booleans	Can only contain the values false and true.
Dates	Contains day, month, and year.
Enums	An abbreviation for enumerated text—a set of literals.
GUIDs	A globally unique identifier.
Integers	A number without a decimal point. To declare an integer, use the keyword int.
Reals	Numbers with a decimal point; also called decimals.
Strings	A number of characters. To declare a string, use the keyword str.
TimeOfDay	Contains hours, minutes, and seconds. To declare a time, use the system type timeOfDay.
utcdatetime	Contains year, month, day, hour, minute and second.

Note

Most of the primitive data types can be automatically converted.

See also