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1 | package integer; |
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3 | =head1 NAME |
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5 | integer - Perl pragma to compute arithmetic in integer instead of double |
6 | |
7 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
8 | |
9 | use integer; |
10 | $x = 10/3; |
11 | # $x is now 3, not 3.33333333333333333 |
12 | |
13 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
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15 | This tells the compiler to use integer operations |
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16 | from here to the end of the enclosing BLOCK. On many machines, |
17 | this doesn't matter a great deal for most computations, but on those |
18 | without floating point hardware, it can make a big difference. |
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20 | Note that this affects the operations, not the numbers. If you run this |
21 | code |
22 | |
23 | use integer; |
24 | $x = 1.5; |
25 | $y = $x + 1; |
26 | $z = -1.5; |
27 | |
28 | you'll be left with C<$x == 1.5>, C<$y == 2> and C<$z == -1>. The $z |
29 | case happens because unary C<-> counts as an operation. |
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31 | See L<perlmod/Pragmatic Modules>. |
32 | |
33 | =cut |
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35 | sub import { |
36 | $^H |= 1; |
37 | } |
38 | |
39 | sub unimport { |
40 | $^H &= ~1; |
41 | } |
42 | |
43 | 1; |