Why can I not do this? Adding and subtracting longs.

Hi,

This is certainly a quick answer!

		var power4Value = aLongValue;
		var previous4Pow = alsoLongValue;
		var toAdd = power4Value - previous4Pow;

Gets me this error:

Error: Unhandled Exception
Exception: UnexpectedTypeException: Expected Number, given Long

But, but...

WHY?

Surely Long is a numeric data type and + - * / operators should all work as per normal?

If not, how do I add and subtract longs? I can't see any methods in documentation.

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+1 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago

Are you sure this is where the error is coming from in your code?

This works for me:

var l1=123l;
var l2=9999999999999l;
var l3=l2*l1;
Sys.println(l3.toString());

it displays 1229999999999877

0 9635560 over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

It seems pretty consistent.

Does yours work with - and + like mine above doesn’t?

0 9635560 over 5 years ago in reply to 9635560

Alright, I'll hand it to you.

The issue was in an array reading line.

Sorted, I think.

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to 9635560

Yes. - + * /