TAL Programmer's Guide

Declaring Arrays
Using Arrays
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REAL(64) Arrays
For REAL(64) arrays, the compiler allocates a quadrupleword for each element:
REAL(64) r[0:1];
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R[0]
R[1]
FIXED Arrays
For FIXED arrays, the compiler allocates a quadrupleword for each element:
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FIXED f[0:1];
F[0]
F[1]
When you declare a FIXED array, you can specify the implied fpoint of values you
store in the array elements. The fpoint is an integer in the range –19 through 19,
enclosed in parentheses, following the FIXED keyword. The default fpoint is 0 (no
decimal places). Here is an example of a FIXED array with an fpoint of 5:
FIXED(5) array[0:2];
If you declare a FIXED(*) array, values stored in the array are not scaled and are
treated as having an fpoint of 0.