Object Types

There are hundreds of types available in Unity and visual scripting. Below is a summary table of the some of the most common types.

Type	Description
Float	A number with or without decimal values, e.g. 0.5 or 13.25.
Integer	A number without any decimal value, e.g. 3 or 200.
Boolean	A value that can only be either true or false. Commonly used in logic or in toggles.
String	A piece of text, e.g. a name or a message.
Char	One single character in a string, often alphabetic or numeric. Rarely used.
Enums	There are many enums. Each one is a finite enumeration of options that are often seen in dropdowns. For example, in Unity the "Force Mode" enum can be either "Force", "Impulse", "Acceleration" or "Velocity Change".
Vectors	Vectors represent a set of float coordinates, e.g. for positions or directions. There are 3 vectors in Unity: Vector 2, with X and Y coordinates for 2D; Vector 3, with X, Y and Z coordinates for 3D; Vector 4, with X, Y, Z and W coordinates, rarely used.
GameObject	Gameobjects are the base entity in Unity scenes. Each game object has a name, a transform for its position and rotation, and a list of components.
Lists	A list is an ordered collection of elements. The elements can be of any type, but most often, all elements of a list must be of the same type. Retrieve and assign each element in a list by its zero-based index (position).
Dictionaries	A dictionary is a collection in which element has a unique key that maps to its value. For example, you could have a dictionary of age (integer values) by name (string key). Retrieve and assign each element by its key.
Object	"Object" is a special type. When a node asks for an object, it usually means that it doesn't care about the type of that object.