= Core Types in Olivine =
== text ==
Text is just that, text.  You string a line of characters together and wrap them in a pair of double-quotes.  In fact, in most languages this type is called ''string''.  Here is an example of ''text'':

{{{
"Hello World!"
}}}

== integer ==
Integers are whole numbers, they are numbers without fractions.  They can be positive or negative but cannot have a decimal point.  For example, the most important whole number in all of the universe is:

{{{
42
}}}

== real ==
Reals are rational numbers, they are numbers that may have decimal points.  They can be positive or negative and although are compatible with whole number values you must always specify a decimal point to explicitly express a `real` value.  Some Olivine constructs require expressing percentage values.  Here are examples of reals (for reals!):

{{{
42.0

7.8

-23.82
}}}

== percent ==
Percentages are like reals, the difference being that the decimal place is moved two points to the right.  A value of `42%` is the same as a `real` value of `0.42`.  Examples:

{{{
42%

2.8%

0.01%
}}}


== list ==
A list is a type that contains multiple instances of some other type.  All the items in the list must be the same type.  Here is a list of text for example:

{{{
[
   "First item"
   "Second item"
   "Third item"
]
}}}

Lists can also be expressed on a single line using a comma separator, for example:
{{{
[ "First item", "Second item", "Third item" ]
}}}