An integer is a whole number, a Number that does not contain a decimal point. An integer consists of an optional sign, one or more digits.

 [ sign ] { digit [ digit [ ... ] ] }

• sign : + or -, if the sign is missing, it is presumed to be +.
• digit : 0 through 9.

Gambas provides four different integer types:

Integers	Description	Default value	Size in memory
Byte	0...255	0	1 byte
Short	-32.768...+32.767	0	2 bytes
Integer	-2.147.483.648...+2.147.483.647	0	4 bytes
Long	-9.223.372.036.854.775.808...+9.223.372.036.854.775.807	0	8 bytes