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= Data Types


The page contains a list of SQL data types available in Ignite such as string, numeric, and date/time types.

Every SQL type is mapped to a programming language or driver specific type that is supported by Ignite natively.

== BOOLEAN
Possible values: TRUE and FALSE.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.Boolean`
- .NET/C#: `bool`
- C/C++: `bool`
- ODBC: `SQL_BIT`

== BIGINT
Possible values: [`-9223372036854775808`, `9223372036854775807`].

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.Long`
- .NET/C#: `long`
- C/C++: `int64_t`
- ODBC: `SQL_BIGINT`

== DECIMAL
Possible values: Data type with fixed precision and scale.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.math.BigDecimal`
- .NET/C#: `decimal`
- C/C++: `ignite::Decimal`
- ODBC: `SQL_DECIMAL`

== DOUBLE
Possible values: A floating point number.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.Double`
- .NET/C#: `double`
- C/C++: `double`
- ODBC: `SQL_DOUBLE`

== INT
Possible values: [`-2147483648`, `2147483647`].

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.Integer`
- .NET/C#: `int`
- C/C++: `int32_t`
- ODBC: `SQL_INTEGER`

== REAL
Possible values: A single precision floating point number.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.Float`
- .NET/C#: `float`
- C/C++: `float`
- ODBC: `SQL_FLOAT`

== SMALLINT
Possible values: [`-32768`, `32767`].

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.Short`
- .NET/C#: `short`
- C/C++: `int16_t`
- ODBC: `SQL_SMALLINT`

== TINYINT
Possible values: [`-128`, `127`].

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.Byte`
- .NET/C#: `sbyte`
- C/C++: `int8_t`
- ODBC: `SQL_TINYINT`

== CHAR
Possible values: A unicode String. This type is supported for compatibility with other databases and older applications.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.String`
- .NET/C#: `string`
- C/C++: `std::string`
- ODBC: `SQL_CHAR`

== VARCHAR
Possible values: A Unicode String.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.lang.String`
- .NET/C#: `string`
- C/C++: `std::string`
- ODBC: `SQL_VARCHAR`

== DATE
Possible values: The date data type. The format is `yyyy-MM-dd`.

Mapped to:

Java/JDBC: `java.sql.Date`
- .NET/C#: N/A
- C/C++: `ignite::Date`
- ODBC: `SQL_TYPE_DATE`

NOTE: Use the <<TIMESTAMP>> type instead of DATE whenever possible. The DATE type is serialized/deserialized very inefficiently resulting in performance degradation.

== TIME
Possible values: The time data type. The format is `hh:mm:ss`.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.sql.Time`
- .NET/C#: N/A
- C/C++: `ignite::Time`
- ODBC: `SQL_TYPE_TIME`

== TIMESTAMP
Possible values: The timestamp data type. The format is `yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss[.nnnnnnnnn]`.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.sql.Timestamp`
- .NET/C#: `System.DateTime`
- C/C++: `ignite::Timestamp`
- ODBC: `SQL_TYPE_TIMESTAMP`

== BINARY
Possible values: Represents a byte array.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `byte[]`
- .NET/C#: `byte[]`
- C/C++: `int8_t[]`
- ODBC: `SQL_BINARY`

== GEOMETRY
Possible values: A spatial geometry type, based on the `com.vividsolutions.jts` library. Normally represented in a textual format using the WKT (well-known text) format.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: Types from the `com.vividsolutions.jts` package.
- .NET/C#: N/A
- C/C++: N/A
- ODBC: N/A

== UUID
Possible values: Universally unique identifier. This is a 128 bit value.

Mapped to:

- Java/JDBC: `java.util.UUID`
- .NET/C#: `System.Guid`
- C/C++: `ignite::Guid`
- ODBC: `SQL_GUID`