File 0154-Document-details-of-existing-integer-and-float-notat.patch of Package erlang
From e4c552504800529be0d15c271f7a5a2bfa2bb06a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Carlsson <carlsson.richard@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:35:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Document details of existing integer and float notation --- system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.md b/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.md index a7168150a1..3731802838 100644 --- a/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.md +++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/data_types.md @@ -42,11 +42,17 @@ conventional notation, there are two Erlang-specific notations: ASCII value or unicode code-point of the character _`char`_. - _`base`_`#`_`value`_ Integer with the base _`base`_, which must be an integer in the range 2 - through 36. + through 36. This notation can also be found in the Ada programming + language. Erlang does _not_ support prefixes such as `0x` for hexadecimal + or `077` for octal. Leading zeroes are ignored. Single underscore characters (`_`) can be inserted between digits as a visual separator. +Also note that floating point numbers must start with a digit, and must +contain a `.`. In other words, literals such as `.01` and `1e6` are not +allowed, and must be written `0.01` and `1.0e6` respectively. + _Examples:_ ```text -- 2.43.0
