GWBASIC User's Manual

GW-BASIC User's Guide
Appendix I
Characters Recognized by GW-BASIC
The GW-BASIC character set includes all characters that are legal in GW-BASIC commands,
statements, functions, and variables. The set comprises alphabetic, numeric, and special
characters.
The alphabetic characters in GW-BASIC are the uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
The numeric characters in GW-BASIC are the digits 0 through 9.
The following special characters and terminal keys are recognized by GW-BASIC:
CharacterDescription
Blank.
= Equal sign or assignment symbol.
+ Plus sign or string concatenation.
- Minus sign.
* Asterisk or multiplication symbol.
/ Slash or division symbol.
^ Caret, exponentiation symbol, or CTRL key.
( Left parenthesis.
) Right parenthesis.
% Percent or integer declaration.
# Number sign or double-precision declaration.
$ Dollar sign or string declaration.
! Exclamation point or single-precision declaration.
[ Left bracket.
] Right bracket.
, Comma.
"" Double quotation marks or string delimiter.
. Period, dot, or decimal point.
' Single quotation mark, apostrophe, or remark indicator.
; Semicolon or carriage return suppressor.
: Colon or line statement delimiter.
& Ampersand or descriptor for hexadecimal and octal number conversion.
? Question mark.
< Less than symbol.
> Greater than symbol.
\ Backslash or integer division symbol.
@ "At" sign.
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