Data type and message type

[Former Member]

Hi Every one, may be this is a basic question.

What is the technical difference between Datatype and messagetype? What are the different purposes served by them.

-Naveen.

[former_member2132]

The Data Type and Message Type are analogous to a basic Data type and variables in C.

You can compare a data type in XI with a basic data type in C (as Int , float).

The Message type can be compared to the variable name in C( Such as int a, float b)

Int is the data type whereas the variable name "a,b" are Message type.

Hope this makes it clear, This is out of my understanding.