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). | ||
However, in Oblivion, all longs are actually stored as [[Variable types: | However, in Oblivion, all longs are actually stored as [[Variable types: floating point|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). | ||
[[Category:Variables]] | [[Category:Variables]] | ||