RESERVED SYSTEM SYMBOLS
The following characters are reserved system symbols.
Symbol
Use(s)
+
Plus sign Arithmetic addition; string
concatenation; relative
sprite movement; declare
decim al num ber in m achine
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Minus sign
Arithmetic subtraction; negative
number; unary minus; relative
sprite m ovement
★
Asterisk Arithm etic multiplication
/
Slash Arithmetic division
Î
Up arrow
Arithm etic exponentiation
Blank space Separate keywords and variable
nam es
=
Equal sign
Value assignm ent; relationship
testing
<
Less than
Relationship testing
>
G reater than Relationship testing
Ï
Com m a Format output in variable
lists; co m m and/statem ent
function param eters
Period
Decim al point in floating point
constants
»
Semicolon Format output in variable lists
:
Colon
Separate multiple BASIC
statem ents on a program line
Quotation mark Enclose string constants
? Question mark Abbreviation for the keyword PR INT
( Left parenthesis Expression evaluation and functions
) Right parenthesis Expression evaluation and functions
% Percent D eclare a variable nam e as integer;
declare binary num ber in m achine
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