Scalar Types

Scalar types are primitive individual types. Scalar type instances hold a single value, called a scalar value.

The standard EdgeDB scalar types are:

• Numeric types:

  • int16

  • int32

  • int64

  • float32

  • float64

  • bigint

  • decimal

  • sequence

• String type

• Boolean type

• Date and Time types:

  • datetime

  • duration

  • cal::local_datetime

  • cal::local_date

  • cal::local_time

  • cal::relative_duration

• UUID type

• JSON type

• Enum types

See also scalar type SDL, DDL, introspection, and functions and operators.