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numeric string constants change type
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 10:06 am
by HeX0R
Probably not an IDE problem but a compiler problem?
I had to add a constant into compiler options -> constants, which was:
#TEST = "123"
But this seems to be swapped into #TEST = 123, because this here ends-up with a "Bad parameter type, string expected" error:
Re: numeric string constants change type
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 10:27 am
by STARGÅTE
Confirmed. All numeric like strings are converted to integer or float.
Re: numeric string constants change type
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:20 pm
by blueb
Hmm... that's odd? My debug returns 3
My system is very close to Stargate's.
Re: numeric string constants change type
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:34 pm
by HeX0R
did you really follow the description?
add a constant into compiler options -> constants
Re: numeric string constants change type
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:40 pm
by NicTheQuick
Confirmed on Ubuntu Linux.
Re: numeric string constants change type
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:46 pm
by Kiffi
Confirmed. Mac Mini M4 (Sequoia)
Re: numeric string constants change type
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 1:28 pm
by blueb
HeX0R wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:34 pm
did you really follow the description?
add a constant into compiler options -> constants
Sorry... I missed that 'complier options' part. (even though you made it obvious)
Yes, I get the same results as you.
Re: numeric string constants change type
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2025 1:45 pm
by mk-soft
If you use a letter or special character, it works.
#Test=#123
Re: numeric string constants change type
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 7:47 am
by Piero
Code: Select all
; #TEST = ~"123"
Debug #TEST ; Result: ~"123
