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| 1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2 3<!--*********************************************************** 4 * 5 * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 6 * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 7 * distributed with this work for additional information 8 * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file --- 188 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 197<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146966" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="41">Integer variables range from -32768 to 32767. If you assign a floating-point value to an integer variable, the decimal places are rounded to the next integer. Integer variables are rapidly calculated in procedures and are suitable for counter variables in loops. An integer variable only requires two bytes of memory. "%" is the type-declaration character.</paragraph> 198<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153810" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="43">Dim Variable%</paragraph> 199<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153556" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="44">Dim Variable As Integer</paragraph> 200<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147546" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="45">Long Integer Variables</paragraph> 201<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151193" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="46">Long integer variables range from -2147483648 to 2147483647. If you assign a floating-point value to a long integer variable, the decimal places are rounded to the next integer. Long integer variables are rapidly calculated in procedures and are suitable for counter variables in loops for large values. A long integer variable requires four bytes of memory. "&" is the type-declaration character.</paragraph> 202<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154708" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="48">Dim Variable&</paragraph> 203<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3156365" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="49">Dim Variable as Long</paragraph> 204<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id7596972" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">Decimal Variables<comment>see i64349</comment></paragraph> | 1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2 3<!--*********************************************************** 4 * 5 * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 6 * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 7 * distributed with this work for additional information 8 * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file --- 188 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 197<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146966" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="41">Integer variables range from -32768 to 32767. If you assign a floating-point value to an integer variable, the decimal places are rounded to the next integer. Integer variables are rapidly calculated in procedures and are suitable for counter variables in loops. An integer variable only requires two bytes of memory. "%" is the type-declaration character.</paragraph> 198<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153810" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="43">Dim Variable%</paragraph> 199<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153556" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="44">Dim Variable As Integer</paragraph> 200<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147546" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="45">Long Integer Variables</paragraph> 201<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151193" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="46">Long integer variables range from -2147483648 to 2147483647. If you assign a floating-point value to a long integer variable, the decimal places are rounded to the next integer. Long integer variables are rapidly calculated in procedures and are suitable for counter variables in loops for large values. A long integer variable requires four bytes of memory. "&" is the type-declaration character.</paragraph> 202<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154708" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="48">Dim Variable&</paragraph> 203<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3156365" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="49">Dim Variable as Long</paragraph> 204<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id7596972" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="NEW">Decimal Variables<comment>see i64349</comment></paragraph> |
| 205<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2649311" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Decimal variables can take positive or negative numbers or zero. Accuracy is up to 29 digits.</paragraph><comment>i85284</comment><paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7617114" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You can use plus (+) or minus (-) signs as prefixes for decimal numbers (with or without spaces).</paragraph> | 205<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2649311" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Decimal variables can take positive or negative numbers or zero. Accuracy is up to 29 digits.</paragraph><comment>i85284</comment> 206<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7617114" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You can use plus (+) or minus (-) signs as prefixes for decimal numbers (with or without spaces).</paragraph> |
| 206<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1593676" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">If a decimal number is assigned to an integer variable, %PRODUCTNAME Basic rounds the figure up or down.<comment>this is the only information from "Programming Guide 207for BASIC" about decimal variables</comment></paragraph> 208<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147500" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="50">Single Variables</paragraph> 209<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153070" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="51">Single variables can take positive or negative values ranging from 3.402823 x 10E38 to 1.401298 x 10E-45. Single variables are floating-point variables, in which the decimal precision decreases as the non-decimal part of the number increases. Single variables are suitable for mathematical calculations of average precision. Calculations require more time than for Integer variables, but are faster than calculations with Double variables. A Single variable requires 4 bytes of memory. The type-declaration character is "!".</paragraph> 210<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149875" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="52">Dim Variable!</paragraph> 211<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153302" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="53">Dim Variable as Single</paragraph> 212<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155753" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="54">Double Variables</paragraph> 213<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150953" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="55">Double variables can take positive or negative values ranging from 1.79769313486232 x 10E308 to 4.94065645841247 x 10E-324. Double variables are floating-point variables, in which the decimal precision decreases as the non-decimal part of the number increases. Double variables are suitable for precise calculations. Calculations require more time than for Single variables. A Double variable requires 8 bytes of memory. The type-declaration character is "#".</paragraph> --- 67 unchanged lines hidden --- | 207<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id1593676" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">If a decimal number is assigned to an integer variable, %PRODUCTNAME Basic rounds the figure up or down.<comment>this is the only information from "Programming Guide 208for BASIC" about decimal variables</comment></paragraph> 209<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147500" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="50">Single Variables</paragraph> 210<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153070" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="51">Single variables can take positive or negative values ranging from 3.402823 x 10E38 to 1.401298 x 10E-45. Single variables are floating-point variables, in which the decimal precision decreases as the non-decimal part of the number increases. Single variables are suitable for mathematical calculations of average precision. Calculations require more time than for Integer variables, but are faster than calculations with Double variables. A Single variable requires 4 bytes of memory. The type-declaration character is "!".</paragraph> 211<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149875" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="52">Dim Variable!</paragraph> 212<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153302" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="53">Dim Variable as Single</paragraph> 213<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155753" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="54">Double Variables</paragraph> 214<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150953" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="55">Double variables can take positive or negative values ranging from 1.79769313486232 x 10E308 to 4.94065645841247 x 10E-324. Double variables are floating-point variables, in which the decimal precision decreases as the non-decimal part of the number increases. Double variables are suitable for precise calculations. Calculations require more time than for Single variables. A Double variable requires 8 bytes of memory. The type-declaration character is "#".</paragraph> --- 67 unchanged lines hidden --- |