Syntax

Single

Description

A data type used to declare variables capable of holding real numbers with up to seven digits of precision.

Comments

Single variables are used to hold numbers within the following ranges:

Sign Range

Negative -3.402823E38 <= single <= -1.401298E-45

Positive 1.401298E-45 <= single <= 3.402823E38

The type-declaration character for Single is !.

Storage

Internally, singles are stored as 4-byte (32-bit) IEEE values. Thus, when appearing within a structure, singles require 4 bytes of storage. When used with binary or random files, 4 bytes of storage is required.

Each single consists of the following

A 1-bit sign

An 8-bit exponent

A 24-bit mantissa

See Also

Currency (data type); Date (data type); Double (data type); Integer (data type); Long (data type); Object (data type); String (data type); Variant (data type); Boolean (data type); DefType (statement); CSng (function).

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