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Literal Number

Literal Number

A literal number is the base-10 representation of a real number as an integer, as a fixed-point decimal number, or in exponential notation. Use the Literal Number segment whenever you see a reference to a literal number in a syntax diagram.

Syntax

Literal Number


Element	Description	Restrictions	Syntax
digit	Integer in range 0 through 9	Must be an ASCII digit	Literal entered from the keyboard.

Usage

You cannot include comma ( , ) or blank (ASCII 32) character. The unary plus ( + ) or minus ( - ) sign can precede a literal number, mantissa, or exponent.

You cannot include non-ASCII digits in literal numbers, such as the Hindi numbers that some nondefault locales support.

You cannot include non-ASCII digits in literal numbers.