Difference between revisions of "Long Integer"

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'''Long''' is an integer format that uses 32 bit for data. The highest bit is the sign, so the variable ranges from -2^31(-2147483648) to 2^31-1 (2147483647)
'''Long''' is an integer format that uses 32 bit for data. The highest bit is the sign, so the variable ranges from -2^31(-2147483648) to 2^31-1 (2147483647)


There are no restrictions when using a long as a local variable within a script, but when you use a global variable, it's internally stored as a [[Floating_point_variables|float]], and there might be a precission issue with very large values.
There are no restrictions when using a long as a local variable within a script, but when you use a [[Globals|global]] variable, it's internally stored as a [[Floating_point_variables|float]], and there might be a precission issue with very large values.
 
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