Integer numbers
Integers are the basic datatype that directly managed by CPU instructions.
An integer consists of an optional sign followed by one or more digits.
[ sign ] { digit [ digit [ ... ] ] }
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sign : + or -, if the sign is missing, it is presumed to be +.
-
digit : 0 through 9.
Gambas provides four different integer types:
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Integers
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Description
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Default value
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Size in memory
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Byte
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0...255
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0
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1 byte
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Short
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-32.768...+32.767
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0
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2 bytes
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Integer
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-2.147.483.648...+2.147.483.647
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0
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4 bytes
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Long
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-9.223.372.036.854.775.808...+9.223.372.036.854.775.807
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0
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8 bytes
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If you write a too big (or too small) integer, an error is raised.
Gambas does not provide unsigned integer datatypes other than
Byte.
See also