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4.2 Usable Characters
4.2.1 Usable Characters
Listed below are characters which can be used for writing programs. Note that a double quote
(") cannot be used inside a character string. Symbols | and ~ inside a character string will
appear as ↓ and → on the LCD of the BHT, respectively.
If used outside of a character string, symbols and control codes below have special meaning
described in Subsection 4.2.2.
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Distinction between Uppercase and Lowercase Letters
The Compiler makes no distinction between the uppercase and lowercase letters, except for
those used in a character string data. All of the statements below, for example, produce the
same effect.
PRINT a
print a
PRINT A
print A
When used in a character string data, uppercase and lowercase letters will be distinguished
from each other. Each of the statements below, for example, produces different display output.
PRINT "abc"
PRINT "ABC"
• Alphabet letters Including both the uppercase and lowercase letters
(A to Z and a to z).
• Numerals Including 0 to 9 for decimal notation, and 0 to 9 and
A to F (a to f) for hexadecimal notation.
• Symbols Including the following:
$ % * + – . / < = > " & ' ( ) : ; [ ] { } # ! ? @ \ |
~
, _
• Control codes CR, space, and tab
• Katakana e.g.,
• Kanji (2-byte codes)
(Full-width characters)
e.g.,
• Kanji (2-byte codes)
(Half-width characters)
e.g.,