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Data Types
Learn how to declare, use, and manage data types in the Spark programming language.
Supported Data Types
You do not need to explicitly specify data types. The type of a variable is automatically determined based on the value assigned to it.
- Numbers: Used to represent both integers and decimal values.
- Strings: Used for textual data enclosed in double quotes.
- Booleans: Represents logical values such as
trueandfalse. - Arrays: Ordered collections of values that can store multiple items.
- Objects: Key-value structures used to group related data.
Since Spark is built on top of JavaScript, these data types closely map to their JavaScript equivalents while maintaining a simpler and more readable syntax.