Re: Does bug 2921 justify a version 3.19.4?

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 05/08/2024 à 11:21, Tim Dickson a écrit :
> in vb6 there is the currency data type (eg. dim f as currency) which is 
> useful. I don't seem to find it in vb.net 2022 though, but no surprises 
> there as .net is another word for .slow or not( vb) :-)
> for reference in vb6 a quick test shows that it handles currency numbers 
> with 4 decimal places, rounding any extra decimal places that are 
> assigned to it. it is also limited to a maximum of 15 digits including 
> any decimals.
> how about a currency type for gambas? maybe based on a int long long 
> decimal shifted right by 4 digits.
> regards, Tim

Alas there is no space anymore in the interpreter for a new native datatype.

And I'm not sure this is a good idea, because I suspect that the needed 
precision of the currency may depend on the context: Two decimals 
digits? Four? Six?

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Benoît Minisini.