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You can include any type of numeric data in the same numeric expression.
The data type of the result is determined according to the following rules:
When all the data in the expression is INTEGER
or SHORTINTEGER
, and the only operations are addition, subtraction, and multiplication, then the result is INTEGER
.
When any of the data is NUMBER
, then the result is NUMBER
.
When any of the data is DECIMAL
or SHORTDECIMAL
, and no data is NUMBER
, then the result is DECIMAL
.
When you perform any division or exponentiation operations, then the result is DECIMAL
.