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:
 
             .-------.
   .- +-.    V       |
|--+- --+--+---digit-+--+--------------+-+---------------------->
           |            +-.------------+ |
           |            |    .-------. | |
           |            |    V       | | |
           |            '-.----digit-+-' |
           |    .-------.                |
           |    V       |                |
           '-.----digit-+----------------'
 
>--+---------------------------+--------------------------------|
   |                 .-------. |
   |         .- +-.  V       | |
   '-+- e-+--+- --+----digit-+-'
     '- E-'

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.