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-The '''data type''' of a [[Variables|variables]] specifies which data it may contain. Certain [[Operators|operators]] and [[:Category:Scripting Commands|scripting commands]] require variables to be of certain types.
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-== Definition ==
-The data type of a variable depends on the value given to it on [[Variables#Initialization|initialization]].
- myVar = "";
- => myVar is now a [[String]]
-== Redefinition ==
-The data type of a variable may be changed at any point of the game by just redefining the variable with another type.
- myVar = "";
- myVar = 0;
- => myVar is now a [[Number]]
-== Available Types ==
-These are the available data types in [[Operation Flashpoint]]:
-* [[Array]]
-* [[Boolean]]
-* [[Group]]
-* [[Number]]
-* [[Object]]
-* [[Side]]
-* [[String]]
-In [[Armed Assault]], the following data types have been added:
-* [[Code]]
-* [[Config]]
-* [[Control]]
-* [[Display]]
-* [[Script (Handle)]]
-* [[Structured Text]]
-== Magic Types ==
-There are some magic data types, which are not really datatypes, as they do not describe any particular value.
-* [[Any Value]]
-* [[Anything]]
-* [[Nothing]]
-* [[Void]]
-== Syntactical Helper Types ==
-Some more types are used to provide for a construction of syntactically richer constructs than normal unary / binary operators.
-* [[If Type]]
-* [[While Type]]
-* [[Switch Type]]
-* [[For Type]]
-[[Category: Data Types| ]]