Integer (data type)

Syntax

Integer

Description

A data type used to declare whole numbers with up to four digits of precision.

Comments

Integer variables are used to hold numbers within the following range:

  –32768 <= integer <= 32767

Internally, integers are 2-byte short values. Thus, when appearing within a structure, integers require 2 bytes of storage. When used with binary or random files, 2 bytes of storage are required.

When passed to external routines, Integer values are sign-extended to the size of an integer on that platform (either 16 or 32 bits) before pushing onto the stack.

The type-declaration character for Integer is %.

See Also

Currency (data type); Date (data type); Double (data type); Long (data type), Object (data type), Single (data type), String (data type), Variant (data type), Boolean (data type), DefType (statement), CInt (function).

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