I was too, but then noticed that it’s a type of a value, look up the Description of the “is strictly” operator in the LC Dictionary and it explains there.
Paul > On Apr 25, 2020, at 10:44, dunbarx--- via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I am a little confused. I do not sea "real" as a valid LC word, unless the > dictionary entry for "real number". in the "synonyms", needs a comma after > the word "real" in the string "real number". > Craig > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Waddingham via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Cc: Mark Waddingham <m...@livecode.com> > Sent: Sat, Apr 25, 2020 1:14 pm > Subject: Re: What is a real? > > The ‘is strictly’ operators allow you to detect what the actual internal > storage type of a value is. Some things generate numbers which are stored as > int32s but most will store them as doubles - arithmetic operators included. > > I don’t know what the docs say about ‘is strictly an integer’ but the > operators themselves are definitely doing as they should so the docs might > need some refinement :) > > Mark > > P.S. The ‘is strictly’ operators were not really added for general use as > they are tied to internal mechanisms. They were added to help with doing > faithful export of values (lcVCS way back IIRC). > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 25 Apr 2020, at 17:44, Brian Milby via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> In your initial example, they are all strings. 1.1+0 would be strictly a >> real. What is troubling is that I’m seeing that 1+200 is not strictly an >> integer yet the docs say it should be. >> >> Thanks, >> Brian >>> On Apr 25, 2020, 12:06 PM -0400, Mark Wieder via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: >>>> On 4/25/20 7:40 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: >>>> Apparently nothing is a real. Neither is anything strictly a real. >>>> >>>> put 1 is strictly a real — false >>>> put 1.1 is strictly a real — false >>>> put 1.1 is a real — compilation error >>> >>> If it helps any (hint: it doesn't) it's the currency of Brazil. >>> You're welcome. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Wieder >>> ahsoftw...@gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
