Types

Value Types

\[\begin{split}\begin{array}{llcll@{\qquad\qquad}l} \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{value type} & \href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}} &::=& \def\mathdef2369#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2369{i32} &\Rightarrow& \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-valtype}{\mathsf{i32}} \\ &&|& \def\mathdef2370#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2370{i64} &\Rightarrow& \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-valtype}{\mathsf{i64}} \\ &&|& \def\mathdef2371#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2371{f32} &\Rightarrow& \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-valtype}{\mathsf{f32}} \\ &&|& \def\mathdef2372#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2372{f64} &\Rightarrow& \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-valtype}{\mathsf{f64}} \\ \end{array}\end{split}\]

Result Types

\[\begin{split}\begin{array}{llclll@{\qquad\qquad}l} \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{result type} & \href{../text/types.html#text-resulttype}{\mathtt{resulttype}} &::=& (t{:}\href{../text/types.html#text-functype}{\mathtt{result}})^? &\Rightarrow& [t^?] \\ \end{array}\end{split}\]

Note

In future versions of WebAssembly, this scheme may be extended to support multiple results or more general result types.

Function Types

\[\begin{split}\begin{array}{llclll@{\qquad\qquad}l} \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{function type} & \href{../text/types.html#text-functype}{\mathtt{functype}} &::=& \def\mathdef2373#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2373{(}~\def\mathdef2374#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2374{func}~~t_1^\ast{:\,}\href{../text/conventions.html#text-vec}{\mathtt{vec}}(\href{../text/types.html#text-functype}{\mathtt{param}})~~t_2^\ast{:\,}\href{../text/conventions.html#text-vec}{\mathtt{vec}}(\href{../text/types.html#text-functype}{\mathtt{result}})~\def\mathdef2375#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2375{)} &\Rightarrow& [t_1^\ast] \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-functype}{\rightarrow} [t_2^\ast] \\ \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{parameter} & \href{../text/types.html#text-functype}{\mathtt{param}} &::=& \def\mathdef2376#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2376{(}~\def\mathdef2377#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2377{param}~~\href{../text/values.html#text-id}{\mathtt{id}}^?~~t{:}\href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}}~\def\mathdef2378#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2378{)} &\Rightarrow& t \\ \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{result} & \href{../text/types.html#text-functype}{\mathtt{result}} &::=& \def\mathdef2379#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2379{(}~\def\mathdef2380#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2380{result}~~t{:}\href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}}~\def\mathdef2381#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2381{)} &\Rightarrow& t \\ \end{array}\end{split}\]

Abbreviations

Multiple anonymous parameters or results may be combined into a single declaration:

\[\begin{split}\begin{array}{llclll} \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{parameter} & \def\mathdef2382#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2382{(}~~\def\mathdef2383#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2383{param}~~\href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}}^\ast~~\def\mathdef2384#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2384{)} &\equiv& (\def\mathdef2385#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2385{(}~~\def\mathdef2386#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2386{param}~~\href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}}~~\def\mathdef2387#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2387{)})^\ast \\ \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{result} & \def\mathdef2388#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2388{(}~~\def\mathdef2389#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2389{result}~~\href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}}^\ast~~\def\mathdef2390#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2390{)} &\equiv& (\def\mathdef2391#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2391{(}~~\def\mathdef2392#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2392{result}~~\href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}}~~\def\mathdef2393#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2393{)})^\ast \\ \end{array}\end{split}\]

Limits

\[\begin{split}\begin{array}{llclll} \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{limits} & \href{../text/types.html#text-limits}{\mathtt{limits}} &::=& n{:}\href{../text/values.html#text-int}{\def\mathdef2357#1{{\mathtt{u}#1}}\mathdef2357{\mathtt{32}}} &\Rightarrow& \{ \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-limits}{\mathsf{min}}~n, \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-limits}{\mathsf{max}}~\epsilon \} \\ &&|& n{:}\href{../text/values.html#text-int}{\def\mathdef2357#1{{\mathtt{u}#1}}\mathdef2357{\mathtt{32}}}~~m{:}\href{../text/values.html#text-int}{\def\mathdef2357#1{{\mathtt{u}#1}}\mathdef2357{\mathtt{32}}} &\Rightarrow& \{ \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-limits}{\mathsf{min}}~n, \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-limits}{\mathsf{max}}~m \} \\ \end{array}\end{split}\]

Memory Types

\[\begin{split}\begin{array}{llclll@{\qquad\qquad}l} \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{memory type} & \href{../text/types.html#text-memtype}{\mathtt{memtype}} &::=& \mathit{lim}{:}\href{../text/types.html#text-limits}{\mathtt{limits}} &\Rightarrow& \mathit{lim} \\ \end{array}\end{split}\]

Table Types

\[\begin{split}\begin{array}{llclll} \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{table type} & \href{../text/types.html#text-tabletype}{\mathtt{tabletype}} &::=& \mathit{lim}{:}\href{../text/types.html#text-limits}{\mathtt{limits}}~~\mathit{et}{:}\href{../text/types.html#text-elemtype}{\mathtt{elemtype}} &\Rightarrow& \mathit{lim}~\mathit{et} \\ \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{element type} & \href{../text/types.html#text-elemtype}{\mathtt{elemtype}} &::=& \def\mathdef2394#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2394{funcref} &\Rightarrow& \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-elemtype}{\mathsf{funcref}} \\ \end{array}\end{split}\]

Note

Additional element types may be introduced in future versions of WebAssembly.

Global Types

\[\begin{split}\begin{array}{llclll} \def\mathdef2333#1{{}}\mathdef2333{global type} & \href{../text/types.html#text-globaltype}{\mathtt{globaltype}} &::=& t{:}\href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}} &\Rightarrow& \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-mut}{\mathsf{const}}~t \\ &&|& \def\mathdef2395#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2395{(}~\def\mathdef2396#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2396{mut}~~t{:}\href{../text/types.html#text-valtype}{\mathtt{valtype}}~\def\mathdef2397#1{\mbox{‘}\mathtt{#1}\mbox{’}}\mathdef2397{)} &\Rightarrow& \href{../syntax/types.html#syntax-mut}{\mathsf{var}}~t \\ \end{array}\end{split}\]