As with most languages, JScript uses several fundamental kinds of data. Among these are numeric data and string data. A string is a block of text. There are several ways to enter this data in a JScript program. Data is often entered with literal expressions.

In This Section

Array Data: Explains the concept of arrays in JScript and how to enter array data using array literals in a script.

Boolean Data: Explains the concept of Boolean data and how to use either of its two literal values in JScript code.

Numeric Data: Describes the difference between integral and floating-point data and how to enter numeric data in a script.

String Data: Explains the concept of string data, its syntax, and the use of escape characters.

Object Data: Describes the concept of object data in Jscript, its initialization and use.

Related Sections

JScript Data Types: Includes links to topics that explain how to use primitive data types, reference data types, and .NET Framework data types in JScript.

Data Types: Lists links to reference topics that explain the intrinsic data types and their associated properties and methods.