Numbers

Number data types store numeric values. They are immutable data types. This means, changing the value of a number data type results in a newly allocated object.

Number objects are created when you assign a value to them. For example −

int intnum = 1;
flt fltnumber = 10.0;

Spla supports different numerical types −

• int (signed integers) − They are often called just integers or ints. They are positive or negative whole numbers with no decimal point.

• flt (floating point real values) − Also called floats, they represent real numbers and are written with a decimal point dividing the integer and the fractional parts. Floats may also be in scientific notation, with E or e indicating the power of 10 (2.5e2 = 2.5 x 10² = 250).

It is possible to represent an integer in hexa-decimal or octal form

## number = 0xA0F !!Hexa-decimal
##<<number
2575

## number = 0o37 !!Octal
##<<number
31

Examples

Here are some examples of numbers.

Number Type Conversion

Spla converts numbers internally in an expression containing mixed types to a common type for evaluation. Sometimes, you need to coerce a number explicitly from one type to another to satisfy the requirements of an operator or function parameter.

• Type int(x) to convert x to a plain integer.

• Type flt(x) to convert x to a floating-point number.