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

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Chapter 3 Basic Elements
This chapter discusses conversion issues that correspond to sections in
Chapter 2 of the
Systems Programming Language Reference Manual .
Data Storage Formats
SPL processes six types of data.
Table 3-1. Data Types
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| INTEGER | short int |
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| DOUBLE | long int OR int (equivalent in HP C/XL) |
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| REAL | float |
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| LONG | double |
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| BYTE | unsigned char OR unsigned short int |
| | (depends on usage) |
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| LOGICAL | unsigned short int |
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The HP C/XL types float, double, unsigned char, and unsigned short int
are not precise equivalents for the SPL types REAL, LONG, BYTE, and
LOGICAL. The differences are described below.