On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 07:26:06PM +0100, Angel Faus wrote: > For example, the integer 30 can be written in hexadecimal base in two > equivalent ways: > > my $x = 16:1D > my $x = 16:1.14 > > These two representations are incompatible, so writing something like > C<16:D.13> will generate a compile-time error.
So, can we specify floats in other bases? if we can why is 16:D.14 an error? Why isn't it a floating point number? I think we can and we need to demonstrate this with a three digit hex number. We also need to point out that there is a problem with the two digit example. andrew -- Taurus: (April. 20 - May 20) After years of zoological study and careful consideration, you've decided that what separates us from the animals is a clever system of ditches and barriers.
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