BlitzMax/Language/Literals

Literals are simple numeric or string values. Integer literals Integer literals may be in either decimal, hexadecimal or binary format. To specify a hexadecimal literal, prepend it with the @$ character. To specify a binary literal, prepend it with the % character. Here are some examples of integer literals: 100 'decimal literal $CAFEBABE 'hexadecimal (base 16) literal %10101010 'binary (base 2) literal Floating point literals Floating point literals are numeric values with a fractional part. The fractional part is specified using a decimal point. Floating point literals may also be extended using 'e notation'. For example: .5 'one half 10.0 'ten point zero 1e6 '1 times (10 to the power of 6) 1.5e-6 '1.5 times (10 to the power of -6) String literals A string literal is a sequence of characters enclosed in quotation marks. For example: "Hello World" "" 'empty string String literals can also contain escape sequences. An escape sequence is a special sequence of characters used to represent another character. This is useful for including 'untypable' characters and quotation marks in strings. Escape sequences always start with the ~ character. The following escape sequences are supported: Escape sequence Equivalent character ~0 Null character (ascii code 0) ~t Tab character (ascii code 9) ~r Return character (ascii code 13) ~n Newline character (ascii code 10) ~q Quote character (ascii code 34) ~~ Tilde character (ascii code 126) For example: Print "And then Mark said, ~qescape sequences rule!~q" Print "Line1~nLine2~nLine3~nLine4~nLine5" The type of a literal may also be modified by appending @:TypeName to the literal. For example: $8000000000000000:Long 10:Double