Numeric types

TOM has two kinds of numeric types: integer and floating point. The integer numeric types are:

byte

unsigned 8 bit integer number

char

unsigned 16 bit integer number

int

signed 32 bit integer number

long

signed 64 bit integer number

The floating point numeric types are:

float

single precision floating point number

double

double precision floating point number

In places where a numeric type is expected, a narrower numeric type of the same kind is accepted and implicitly converted. Thus, a byte is acceptable as a char is acceptable as an int is acceptable as a long; and a float is acceptable as a double.

The default value for the numeric types is zero.

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