thinBasic 1.11.x.x

[primo]

i swear that i have read in the new features that there is an additional name for the Numeric variable Extended (Ext) type, something like 'Huge' but can't find anywhere. it is either a corona syndrome or a dream or a memory from a parallel cosmos in which the thinbasic there is like this thinbasic exactly except it has Goto function.

[DirectuX]

i swear that i have read in the new features that there is an additional name for the Numeric variable Extended (Ext) type, something like 'Huge' but can't find anywhere. it is either a corona syndrome or a dream or a memory from a parallel cosmos in which the thinbasic there is like this thinbasic exactly except it has Goto function.

HERE, look at 2020/02/06

[primo]

Thanks DirectuX , now i feel better that my memory was correct in having something about big numbers, yes now i remember that i read: LARGE_INTEGER data type.

[DirectuX]

Thanks DirectuX , now i feel better that my memory was correct in having something about big numbers, yes now i remember that i read: LARGE_INTEGER data type.

long long / large integer : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/cpp...s?view=vs-2019
I'm still wondering why unsigned int64 can't be in thinbasic.

[jack]

long long / large integer : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/cpp...s?view=vs-2019
I'm still wondering why unsigned int64 can't be in thinbasic.

yes, thinbasic already has unsigned integer -> word and unsigned long -> dword, so naturally we need a new data type unsigned quad -> qword

[Petr Schreiber]

I understand it would be nice for symmetry

Is there any particular use you would need unsigned 64 bit integer for now? The maximum value it can hold is 18446744073709551610 - is it sufficient for your use?

Maybe better to use some 3rd party library for handling large integers / arbitrary precision arithmetics.

I am sure it would be possible to add Uint64, but on the other side, as PowerBASIC, used for thinBasic Core development, does not have it, it would mean some extra work.


Petr