Using the Calculator
The Calculator control contains buttons for entering numeric constants and operators into an expression. Double-clicking fields, constants, operators, and functions will insert them into an expression.
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Operator |
Description |
|---|---|
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Backspace |
Used to go back one space in an expression |
| pi | Pi, a mathematical constant which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter |
| e | Euler's Number, a mathematical constant that is the base of the natural logarithm |
| / | Division |
| * | Multiplication |
| + | Addition |
|
- |
Subtraction |
| x^y | Power of (e.g., x^2 is x to the power of 2) |
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Mod |
Modulo, the remainder of an operation |
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; |
Semicolon, used at the end of expressions |
| = | Assignment operator |
| () | Parentheses, to represent hierarchy in an expression |
| . | Decimal point |
| if\else | Conditional statement to take action if a condition is true, otherwise, take a different action |
| if\else if\else | Multiple conditional statement to take action if a condition is true, otherwise, take a different action |
| == | Equal to, in a math function |
| != | Not equal to |
| && | Logical and |
| || | Logical or |
| > | Greater than |
| >= | Greater than or equal to |
| < | Less than |
| <= | Less than or equal to |