TAL Reference Manual

Data Representation

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Examples of INT Numeric Constants

Here are examples of INT numeric constants:

Storage Format

The system stores signed integers in two’s complement notation. It obtains the

negative of a number by inverting each bit position in the number, and then adding 1.

2 is stored as 0000000000000010

-2 is stored as 1111111111111110

INT (32) Numeric Constants

Representation: Signed or unsigned 32-bit integer

Range: –2,147,483,648 through 2,147,483,647

base

is %, %B, or %H, which indicates a number base:

Decimal

-32045

Octal

%177

-%5

Binary

%B01010

%b1001111000010001

Hexadecimal

%H1A

%h2f

Octal %

Binary %B

Hexadecimal %H

The default base is decimal

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