OpenEuphoria

RE: Hello

• Posted by Bernie Ryan <xotron at localnet.com> Jan 03, 2002
• 417 views

petelomax at blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Just joined and already here is my first bozo question:
> 
> I notice there is no float() function.
> Am I right in assuming that is the only distinction between the atom()
> and integer() functions? I tested it and it seems to be true.
> integer('a') returns true as I kind of expected. (& accept to be true)
> 
> Just being curious.
> 

Pete:

  You can create your own float types by doing this:

global
type float( atom data )
  return ( data >= -3.4E38 and data <= 3.4E38 )
end type
--
global
type double( atom data )
  return ( data >= -1.7E308 and data <= 1.7E308 )
end type
--

  Then if you can use the float types just like other programming
  langauges.

float f1, f2, f3

  f1 = 3.1
  f2 = 2.77
  f3 = f1 + f2
  
Bernie