The uint keyword denotes an integral type that stores values according to the size and range shown in the following table.
Type | Range | Size | NGWS Type |
---|---|---|---|
uint | 0 to 4,294,967,295 | Unsigned 32-bit integer | System.UInt32 |
You can declare and initialize a variable of the type uint like this example:
uint myUint = 4294967290;
When an integer literal has no suffix, its type is the first of these types in which its value can be represented: int, uint, long, ulong. In this example, it is uint.
You can also use the suffix u
or U
, like this:
uint myUint = 123U;
When you use the suffix U
or u
, the literal type is determined to be either uint or ulong according to its size. In this example, it is uint.
There is a predefined implicit conversion from uint to long, ulong, float, double, or decimal. For example:
float myFloat = 4294967290; // OK: implicit conversion to float
There is a predefined implicit conversion from byte, ushort, or char to uint. Otherwise you must use a cast. For example, if you have a long variable, myLong
, the following assignment statement will produce a compilation error without a cast:
long myLong = 22; uint myUint = myLong; // Error: no implicit conversion from long uint myUint = (uint)myLong; // OK: explicit conversion
Notice also that there is no implicit conversion from floating-point types to uint. For example, the following statement generates a compiler error unless an explicit cast is used:
uint x = 3.0; // Error: no implicit conversion from double uint y = (uint)3.0; // OK: explicit conversion
For information on arithmetic expressions with mixed floating-point types and integral types, see float and double.
For more information on implicit numeric conversion rules, see the Implicit Numeric Conversions Table.
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