'''LONG''' defines a variable as a 4 byte number type definition for larger [[INTEGER]] values.


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:: DIM ''variable'' AS LONG


* Qbasic LONG Integer values can be from -2147483648 to 2147483647.
* '''QB64''' [[_UNSIGNED]] Long Integer values range from 0 to 4294967295.
* '''QB64''' [[_UNSIGNED]] [[_INTEGER64]] values can range from 0 to 18446744073709551615.
* Decimal point values received will be rounded to the nearest whole number.
* The LONG variable type suffix is &amp; or ~&amp; for [[_UNSIGNED]]. Suffix can also be placed after a literal or hexadecimal numerical value.
* [[_INTEGER64]] uses the '''&amp;&amp;''' or '''~&amp;&amp;''' [[_UNSIGNED]] suffix.
* Values can be converted to 4 byte [[ASCII]] string values using [[MKL$]] and back with [[CVL]].
* '''When a variable has not been assigned or has no type suffix, the value defaults to [[SINGLE]].'''
* '''Warning: Qbasic keyword names cannot be used as numerical variable names with or without the type suffix!'''


''See also:'' 
* [[DIM]], [[DEFLNG]]
* [[LEN]], [[CLNG]]
* [[MKL$]], [[CVL]] 
* [[INTEGER]], [[_INTEGER64]]
* [[SINGLE]], [[DOUBLE]]
* [[_DEFINE]], [[_UNSIGNED]]
* [[Variable Types]]


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