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Integer
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<div class="black"><font size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><b>DIM</b> Var <b>AS</b> <b>Integer</b></pre><p>

This native datatype represents an Integer value, i.e. a four bytes signed integer value.
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The value of an Integer is an integer between -2147483648 and +2147483647. (-2^31 and 2^31-1)
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Integer values can be written in decimal, hexadecimal or binary
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Hexadecimal values are preceded by &amp; or by &amp;H or &amp;h
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Binary values are preceded by &amp;X or &amp;x
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hexadecimal constants with a value which would fit in 4 digits are sign expanded from bit 15 to bits 16 to 31,
if no trailing &amp; is added to the constant. Consider this when defining colors as constants : &H0000FF00 will be yellow
(same as &H00FFFF00, because it will be sign expanded to &HFFFFFF00)
where &H0000FF00& will be green.
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&HC000 <i>the sign will be extended</i>
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-16384
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FFFFC000
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&#HC000& <i>no extension of sign</i>
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49152
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0000C000
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&H1C000 <i>no sign extension</i>
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114688
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0001C000
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="../type+en">Datatypes</a>&nbsp;

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