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Operators
Numeric, String and Sequence Operators
Virtual Machine Reference, Model Customization
The Macro Language, Fundamentals of the Macro Language
The following table summarizes the numeric, string and sequence operators available in the
macro language in decreasing order of precedence. You cannot use numeric operators on strings,
nor can you use the string operator on numbers.
Operator Function Example
** Exponentiation $P3**2
/ Division $PI/2
* Multiplication 3.5*$P1
+ Addition %G00+%L00
- Subtraction %G00-3
: Sub-string/sequence $P2(1:3)
// String concatenation 'PART'//%L02
( ) Group %L01/(%L02+4)
{ } Sequence {$XC,$YC,$ZC}
A series of exponentiation operations are evaluated from right to the left. The following are
equivalent:
a**b**c
a**(b**c)
The multiplication and division operators have the same level of precedence. A series of
multiplications and/or divisions are evaluated from left to right. The following are equivalent:
a*b/c
(a*b)/c
The addition and subtraction operators similarly have the same level of precedence and are
evaluated from left to right. The following are equivalent:
a+b-c
(a+b)-c
Putting the numeric operators together, the following are equivalent:
a+b**c/d
a+((b**c)/d)
The substring/subsequence operator is used as “variable(start:end)” to return a range of characters
instead of a single character of the named string variable, or to return a range of elements
instead of a single element in the named sequence variable. It is important to note that the
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