I see that section 1.3.3 includes `#' in the grammar of inexact numbers, but it doesn't explain it. I'll fix that.
(As Thomas says, we inherited `#' from RnRS.) At Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:06:17 +0200, "Jos Koot" wrote: > Try how 22.300 is responded to in the repl. > > I looked up section 1.3.3 of the Racket Reference. I wonder why this postfix > # notation is included. Does anyone have a clue? > > Jos > > > -----Original Message----- > From: users-boun...@racket-lang.org [mailto:users-boun...@racket-lang.org] > On Behalf Of Ankur Sethi > Sent: viernes, 14 de octubre de 2011 9:13 > To: users@racket-lang.org > Subject: [racket] Postfix hash syntax? > > Hi, > > I've been wondering what the postfix hash syntax does. This is what > happens when I append a # to an integer: > > > 9# > 90.0 > > 9## > 900.0 > > 9##### > 900000.0 > > Floating point numbers stay the same: > > > 22.3# > 22.3 > > 22.3## > 22.3 > > 22.3### > 22.3 > > I can't find this syntax in either the Racket Guide or the Reference. > In fact, I accidentally stumbled upon this behavior when a friend > mistyped 53 as "5#". > > Thanks. > > -- > Ankur Sethi > (GeneralMaximus on IRC and elsewhere) > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
