Rexx Programming/How to Rexx/number
In rexx, variables are typeless and are treated as variable length strings. When a number is assigned to a variable, the string that represents the number is stored in the variable. In Rexx, numbers are simply a string of one or more digits with an optional decimalpoint.
Notations[edit | edit source]
Numbers can be represented using a variety of common notations:
Integer Representation[edit | edit source]
An integer is a positive or negative whole number without a fractional part. In Rexx, we write integers much as we would write them in daily life, as a sequence of digits with an optional positive or negative sign out front.
/* Here are some positive integers. */ a = 5135 b = 51 c = +6 /* Here are some negative integers. */ d = -5 e = -573 /* The answer on the screen will be 46 */ say d+b
Decimal Representation[edit | edit source]
Rexx numbers may also have fractional parts expressed using the decimal point.
pi = 3.14159 centimeters_per_foot = 30.48 absolute_zero = -273.15
Floating Point Representation[edit | edit source]
Exponential floating point numbers may be represented in either scientific notation or engineering notation. The default floating point representation is scientific notation.
parse numeric my_numeric_settings say my_numeric_settings 9 0 SCIENTIFIC
Bases[edit | edit source]
By default, numbers are expressed in decimal (base 10). In rexx, it is possible to express numbers in other bases.
Rexx has built-in functions to convert decimals from binary to hexadecimal, hexadecimal to decimal, decimal to hexadecimal, and hexadecimal to binary.
dec# = 4093 bin# = 1011 hex# = 7ac0 say d2x(dec#) /* decimal to hex */ say x2b(hex#) /* hex to binary */ say x2d(hex#) /* hex to decimal */ say b2x(bin#) /* binary to hex */ say x2d(b2x(bin#)) /* binary to decimal */