. confirm integer number 1e4
'1e4' found where integer expected
r(7);
. confirm integer number 1e+4
'1e+4' found where integer expected
r(7);
Looks like a real number to me. A double, probably.
On 10/7/09, Sergiy Radyakin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> how to explain this?
>
> version 10.1
> . display 1e+04
> 10000
> . capture confirm number 1e+04
> . display _rc
> 0
> capture assert mod(1e+04,1)==0
> . display _rc
> 0
> . clear
> . set obs 10000
> obs was 0, now 10000
> . set obs 1e+04
> '1e+04' found where integer expected
> r(198);
>
> So what is an integer then? (or what is 1e+04 if not an integer?)
>
> Link to help reference: http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?obs
>
> Thank you,
>
> Sergiy Radyakin
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