6. Literals
6.1. Integers
Integers may be separated by an _ for readability.
# Standard representation
299792458
# Alternate representation
299_792_458
Jam supports a variety of operations on integers.
# Addition
10 + 5 #=> 15
# Subtraction
10 - 5 #=> 5
# Multiplication
10 * 5 #=> 50
# Integer Division
10 // 5 #=> 2
5 // 3 #=> 1
# Division through implicit typecasting
5 / 3 #=> 1.666_666_666..
# Exponentiation
4 ** 2 #=> 16
See also
Language reference on integer literals Language reference on operations
Library reference on numericals
6.2. Floating Point
Floating point numbers have the same _ support and support the same set of
operations.
# Standard representation
3.141592
# Alternate representation
3.141_592
# Addition
3.2 + 5.4 #=> 8.6
# Subtraction
3.2 - 5.4 #=> -2.2
# Multiplication
3.2 * 5.4 #=> 17.28
# Division
8.1 / 5.2 #=> 1.557_692_308
# Exponentiation
4.3 ** 2.1 #=> 21.3935_9435
See also
Language reference on float literals Language reference on operations
6.3. Booleans
The only valid boolean values are true and false.