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| _Types ~~and~~ are Values_ |
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| # Numbers |
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| CUE defines two kinds of numbers. |
| Integers, denoted `int`, are whole, or integral, numbers. |
| Floats, denoted `float`, are decimal floating point numbers. |
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| An integer literal (e.g. `4`) can be of either type, but defaults to `int`. |
| A floating point literal (e.g. `4.0`) is only compatible with `float`. |
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| In the example, the result of `b` is a `float` and cannot be |
| used as an `int` without conversion. |
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| <!-- CUE editor --> |
| _numbers.cue:_ |
| ``` |
| a: int |
| a: 4 // type int |
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| b: number |
| b: 4.0 // type float |
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| c: int |
| c: 4.0 |
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| d: 4 // will evaluate to type int (default) |
| ``` |
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| <!-- result --> |
| `$ cue eval -i numbers.cue` |
| ``` |
| a: 4 |
| b: 4.0 |
| c: _|_ /* conflicting values int and 4.0 (mismatched types int and float) */ |
| d: 4 |
| ``` |
