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Types of artihmetic operations
Updated to Red for Windows version 0.6.2 built 7-Jun-2017/15:13:57+2:00
The table gives type of first operand, type of second operand, result type
for + (add), - (subtract), * (multiply), / (divide), // (modulo) and % (remainder)
For vectors, the element type is distinguished.
There is one case (time with time) where the result type is not the same
for all allowed operations.
After each type combination, the reverse combination is given.
The fourth column gives the operators for which the combination is forbidden.
If the result type is error, the combination is forbidden for all operators.
The order of types is: char integer float percent pair tuple vector (of char etc.)
type 1 type 2 result type except for
char char char //
char integer char //
integer char integer //
char float char //
float char float //
char percent error
percent char error
char time error
time char error
char pair error
pair char error
char tuple error
tuple char error
char vector char error
vector char char error
char vector integer error
vector integer char error
char vector float error
vector float char error
char vector percent error
vector percent char error
integer integer integer
integer float float
float integer float
integer percent float
percent integer percent
integer time time
time integer time
integer pair pair / //
pair integer pair //
integer tuple tuple - / //
tuple integer tuple //
integer vector char error
vector char integer vector char //
integer vector integer error
vector integer integer vector integer //
integer vector float error
vector float integer vector float //
integer vector percent error
vector percent integer vector percent //
float float float
float percent float
percent float percent
float time time
time float time
float pair pair / //
pair float pair //
float tuple tuple - / //
tuple float tuple //
float vector char error
vector char float vector char //
float vector integer error
vector integer float vector integer //
float vector float error
vector float float vector float //
float vector percent error
vector percent float vector percent //
percent percent percent
percent time time
time percent time
percent pair pair / //
pair percent pair //
percent tuple tuple - / //
tuple percent tuple //
percent vector char error
vector char percent vector char //
percent vector integer error
vector integer percent vector integer //
percent vector float error
vector float percent vector float //
percent vector percent error
vector percent percent vector percent //
time + - // % time time
time / time float
time * time error
time pair error
pair time error
time tuple error
tuple time error
time vector char error
vector char time error
time vector integer error
vector integer time error
time vector float error
vector float time error
time vector percent error
vector percent time error
pair pair pair //
pair tuple error
tuple pair error
pair vector char error
vector char pair error
pair vector integer error
vector integer pair error
pair vector float error
vector float pair error
pair vector percent error
vector percent pair error
tuple tuple tuple //
tuple vector char error
vector char tuple error
tuple vector integer error
vector integer tuple error
tuple vector float error
vector float tuple error
tuple vector percent error
vector percent tuple error
vector char vector char vector char //
vector char vector integer error
vector integer vector char error
vector char vector float error
vector float vector char error
vector char vector percent error
vector percent vector char error
vector integer vector integer vector integer //
vector integer vector float error
vector float vector integer error
vector integer vector percent error
vector percent vector integer error
vector float vector float vector float //
vector float vector percent error
vector percent vector float error
vector percent vector percent vector percent //
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