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Are numbers in other bases (e.g. hexadecimal) allowed (assuming VB supports them otherwise)?
Are numbers in other bases (e.g. hexadecimal) allowed (assuming VB supports them otherwise)?
What about numbers too big to fit into a native integer (e.g. "9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999") resp. a native float (e.g. "1e1234567")?
What about numbers too big to fit into a native integer (e.g. "9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999") resp. a native float (e.g. "1e1234567")?

: And what is its input? The Python and C samples take a string. The Ruby and Scheme samples take an object. And in Tcl it's the same thing.