} ;
ARTICLE: "syntax-integers" "Integer syntax"
-"The printed representation of an integer consists of a sequence of digits, optionally prefixed by a sign."
+"The printed representation of an integer consists of a sequence of digits, optionally prefixed by a sign and arbitrarily separated by commas."
{ $code
"123456"
"-10"
- "2432902008176640000"
+ "2,432,902,008,176,640,000"
}
"Integers are entered in base 10 unless prefixed with a base-changing prefix. " { $snippet "0x" } " begins a hexadecimal literal, " { $snippet "0o" } " an octal literal, and " { $snippet "0b" } " a binary literal. A sign, if any, goes before the base prefix."
{ $example