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Eldo Control Language
Statement Overview
Variables a and b are scalar numbers. Variable s is a character string.
The type of a variable is determined by the value assigned to it.
Tip
See “.OPTION RESTRICT_ELDO_CL_DECLARATIONS” in the Eldo Reference
Manual.
Note About Numbers
Variables declared with an integer value are stored and handled as integer values to save
memory space. For example the b variable in the example above is an integer variable.
However, the type is automatically changed to floating point representation (always in double
precision) when required. For example:
set a=5 b=2 c=0
c = a/b
Expression a/b evaluates to 2.5 (not 2) and assigns 2.5 to c (although c was initially an integer).
Also, floating point expressions are changed to integer when used as vector indices.
Related Topics
Variables
Variable Assignment
Variables take an initial value using the set command. The type of the variable is inherited from
this initial assignment. Variables are changed through assignments using the = operator; they
may also change value when they are passed as task output arguments. Variables can change
type if they are assigned a value of a type different to their current type.
Examples
set a = 2
set b = 3
set s = "hello"
set c = sin(2*3.14159*1e6*100e-9)
set i = a + 1
Several initial assignments can occur within a single set command, so:
set a = 2
set b = 3
is equivalent to:
set a = 2 b = 3
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Eldo® User's Manual, 15.3