Difference between revisions of "Long Integer"

Long Integer (edit)

43 bytes removed , 21:21, 15 August 2006

longs are actually floats in Oblivion

Anonymous user

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-'''Long''' is an integer format that uses 32 bit for data.
+'''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).
-The highest bit is the sign, so the variable ranges from -2^31 (-2147483648) to 2^31-1 (2147483647)
+However, in Oblivion, all longs are actually stored as [[Variable types: float|floats]], so they experience the same limitations as floats, and so cannot actually reach the ranges that a long should be able to reach (see the float article for more information).
-There are no restrictions when using a long as a local variable within [[Object scripts]], but longs inside [[Quest scripts]], as well as [[Globals|global]] variables, are internally stored as [[Variable_types:_floating_point|floating point]] and there might be a precision issue with very large values.
 [[Category:Variables]]