SPL to HP C/XL Migration Guide (30231-90001)

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Constant Types
Table 3-8. Constant Types
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| SPL | HP C/XL Equivalent |
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| Numeric | Numeric |
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| String | String literal |
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| One-byte string | Character |
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SPL has two types of constants: numeric and string. You may have to
specify the type of the constant with a modifier to avoid errors when
mixing types.
HP C/XL has four types of constants: integer, floating point, charac-
ter, and enumeration. Type mixing is generally allowed in HP C/XL, so
you do not need to specify types except when you want to control word
size.
NOTE HP C/XL does not permit a leading unary "+" sign, only a unary "-"
sign.
Integer Constants
Table 3-9. Integer Constants
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| SPL | HP C/XL Equivalent |
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| Type: INTEGER | Type: short int |
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| integer-constant : | integer-constant : |
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| [ sign ] integer | [-] integer |
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