ack/lang/m2/libm2/RealInOut.def
1987-05-13 14:36:45 +00:00

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Modula-2

DEFINITION MODULE RealInOut;
VAR Done: BOOLEAN;
PROCEDURE ReadReal(VAR x: REAL);
(* Read a real number "x" according to the syntax:
['+'|'-'] digit {digit} ['.' digit {digit}]
['E' ['+'|'-'] digit [digit]]
Done := "a number was read".
Input terminates with a blank or any control character.
When reading from a terminal, backspacing may be done by either
DEL or BACKSPACE, depending on the implementation of ReadString.
*)
PROCEDURE WriteReal(x: REAL; n: CARDINAL);
(* Write x using n characters.
If fewer than n characters are needed, leading blanks are inserted.
*)
PROCEDURE WriteRealOct(x: REAL);
(* Write x in octal form with exponent and mantissa.
*)
END RealInOut.