Built-In Data Types

Built-in data types are data types that are defined by the database server.


Built-In Data Type

             (1)                              
|--+-BOOLEAN------------------------------+---------------------|
   |                              (2)     |   
   +-| BSON and JSON data types |---------+   
   |                         (3)          |   
   +-| Character Data Type |--------------+   
   |                       (4)            |   
   +-| Numeric Data Type |----------------+   
   |  (5)                             (6) |   
   +-------| Large-Object Data Type |-----+   
   |                    (7)               |   
   +-| Time Data Type |-------------------+   
   |                  (8)                 |   
   '-IDSSECURITYLABEL---------------------'

Notes:

See BOOLEAN and other built-in opaque data types
See BSON and JSON built-in opaque data types
See Character Data Types
See Numeric Data Types
Informix® extension
See Large-Object Data Types
See Time Data Types
See IDSSECURITYLABEL Data Type

These data types are built into the database server in the sense that the information and support functions required to interpret and transfer these data types is part of the database server software, which supports character, numeric, large-object, and time categories of built-in data types.