Core Types Overview

Blaze provides several built-in types that form the foundation of the language. This page gives a brief overview of each type, their literal syntax, mutability, and common operations.

Type	Example Literals	Mutable?	Description
null	null	—	Represents the absence of a value
boolean	true, false	No	Boolean true/false values
number	42, 3.14, -1	No	Integer and floating-point numbers
string	"hello", ""	No	Text values (UTF-8)
list	[1, 2, 3], []	Yes	Ordered collection of values
dict	{"key": 10}, {}	Yes	Key-value mapping
function	func(x) { ... }	—	First-class functions
class	class C { ... }	—	Blueprint for objects
object	new C()	Yes	Instance of a class
iterator	iter [1, 2, 3]	Yes	Produces values one at a time