What is a real?

[Paul Hibbert]

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 at 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
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> From: Mark Waddingham via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
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> Subject: Re: What is a real?
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> 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).
> 
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> 
>> On 25 Apr 2020, at 17:44, Brian Milby via use-livecode <use-livecode at 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 at 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.
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