# CQL data types to C# types

When retrieving the value of a column from a `Row` object, you use a getter based on the type of the column.

| CQL data type   | C# type                                                                                               |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ascii           | string                                                                                                |
| bigint          | long                                                                                                  |
| blob            | byte[]                                                                                                |
| boolean         | bool                                                                                                  |
| counter         | long                                                                                                  |
| custom          | byte[]                                                                                                |
| date            | [LocalDate](https://csharp-driver.docs.scylladb.com/stable/features/datatypes/datetime/index.md)      |
| decimal         | decimal                                                                                               |
| double          | double                                                                                                |
| duration        | Duration                                                                                              |
| float           | float                                                                                                 |
| inet            | IPAddress                                                                                             |
| int             | int                                                                                                   |
| list            | IEnumerable<T>                                                                                        |
| map             | IDictionary<K, V>                                                                                     |
| set             | IEnumerable<T>                                                                                        |
| smallint        | short                                                                                                 |
| text            | string                                                                                                |
| time            | [LocalTime](https://csharp-driver.docs.scylladb.com/stable/features/datatypes/datetime/index.md)      |
| timestamp       | [DateTimeOffset](https://csharp-driver.docs.scylladb.com/stable/features/datatypes/datetime/index.md) |
| timeuuid        | TimeUuid                                                                                              |
| tinyint         | sbyte                                                                                                 |
| uuid            | Guid                                                                                                  |
| varchar         | string                                                                                                |
| varint          | BigInteger                                                                                            |
| vector          | [CqlVector](https://csharp-driver.docs.scylladb.com/stable/features/vectors/index.md)                 |