BASIC commands
PROGRAMMING MANUAL
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3.2.5
^ (Power)
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3.2.6
= (Is equal to)
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3.2.7
= (Assignment)
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3.2.8
<> (Is not equal to)
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Type
Mathematical function
Syntax
expression_1 ^ expression_2
Description
The power operator
^
raises
expression_1
to the power of
expression_2
.
This operation uses floating point algorithms and may give small deviations for
integer calculations.
Arguments
•
expression_1
A BASIC expression.
•
expression_2
A BASIC expression.
Example
result = 2^5
This assigns the value 32 to variable
result
.
See also
N/A
Type
Mathematical function
Syntax
expression1 = expression2
Description
The operator
=
returns
TRUE
if
expression1
is equal to
expression2
, other-
wise it returns
FALSE
.
Arguments
•
expression1
Any valid BASIC expression.
•
expression2
Any valid BASIC expression.
Example
IF a = 10 THEN GOTO label1
If variable
a
contains a value equal to 10, program execution continues at
label
label1
. Otherwise, program execution continues with the next statement.
See also
N/A
Type
Mathematical function
Syntax
variable = expression
Description
The operator
=
assigns the value of the expression to the variable.
Arguments
•
variable
A variable name.
•
expression
Any valid BASIC expression.
Example
var = 18
Assigns the value 18 to variable
var
.
See also
N/A
Type
Mathematical function
Syntax
expression1 <> expression2
Description
The operator
<>
returns
TRUE
if
expression1
is not equal to
expression2
,
otherwise it returns
FALSE
.
Arguments
•
expression1
Any valid BASIC expression.
•
expression2
Any valid BASIC expression.
Example
IF a <> 10 THEN GOTO label1
If variable
a
contains a value not equal to 10, program execution continues at
label
label1
. Otherwise, program execution continues with the next state-
ment.
See also
N/A
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