Types of Numeric Literals

The JADE compiler treats a numeric literal as an Integer, Integer64, Decimal, or Real primitive type, according to the following rules.

If the literal does not contain a decimal point, it is treated as an Integer, Integer64, or Decimal primitive type, depending on the value. The following table lists the ranges for positive integer values.

Range	Implicit Type of Literal
0 through 2,147,483,647 (Max_Integer)	Integer
2,147,483,648 through 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (Max_Integer64)	Integer64
Greater than 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 but less than 1024	Decimal

The ranges for negative integer values mirror those for positive integer values, as listed in the following table.

Range	Implicit Type of Literal
-2,147,483,647 through 0	Integer
-9,223,372,036,854,775,807 through -2,147,483,648	Integer64
Less than -9,223,372,036,854,775,807 but greater than -1024	Decimal

If the literal contains a decimal point, it is treated as a Decimal or Real primitive type, depending on the number of significant digits, as listed in the following table.

Number of Significant Digits	Implicit Type of Literal
1 through 15	Real
Greater than 15	Decimal