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In [[ASCII]], the character code decimal <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" inline>36</syntaxhighlight> (or hexadecimal <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" inline>24</syntaxhighlight>) is defined to be <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" inline>$</syntaxhighlight> (dollar sign).
  
The symbol $ (pronounced "Dollar sign") is used in [[Pascal]] in several ways:
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== Pascal ==
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As a <abbr title="Pascal extension for scientific computing">PXSC</abbr>-extension, the symbol <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" inline>$</syntaxhighlight>, pronounced “dollar sign”, is used to indicate a [[Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]] base.
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<syntaxhighlight lang="pascal">
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program dollarSignDemo(input, output, stderr);
  
- its indicate [[Hexadecimal|hexadecimal]] number system.
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var
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i: longint;
  
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begin
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// '$' as well as '0x' are recognized by readLn
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// as hexadecimal base prefixes
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readStr('$24', i);
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writeLn(i);    // will print  36
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writeLn(-$24); // will print -36
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end.
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</syntaxhighlight>
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An optional sign is written in front the base indicator.
  
In [[ASCII]] and Unicode, the character code decimal 36 (or hexadecimal 24) is defined to be $ (dollar sign).
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== other appearances ==
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For [[FPC]] and [[Delphi]] [[Compiler|compilers]], the dollar sign appears in [[Compiler directive|compiler directives]] of the form <syntaxhighlight lang="pascal" inline>{$directive}</syntaxhighlight>.
  
[[Category:Symbols]]
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{{Symbols}}
[[Category:Pascal]]
 

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$

In ASCII, the character code decimal 36 (or hexadecimal 24) is defined to be $ (dollar sign).

Pascal

As a PXSC-extension, the symbol $, pronounced “dollar sign”, is used to indicate a hexadecimal base.

program dollarSignDemo(input, output, stderr);

var
	i: longint;

begin
	// '$' as well as '0x' are recognized by readLn
	// as hexadecimal base prefixes
	readStr('$24', i);
	writeLn(i);    // will print  36
	writeLn(-$24); // will print -36
end.

An optional sign is written in front the base indicator.

other appearances

For FPC and Delphi compilers, the dollar sign appears in compiler directives of the form {$directive}.


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single characters

+ (plus)  •  - (minus)  •  * (asterisk)  •  / (slash)
= (equal)  •  > (greater than)  •  < (less than)
. (period)  •  : (colon)  •  ; (semi colon)
^ (hat)  •  @ (at)
$ (dollar sign)  •  & (ampersand)  •  # (hash)
' (single quote)

character pairs

<> (not equal)  •  <= (less than or equal)  •  := (becomes)  •  >= (greater than or equal)

 •  >< (symmetric difference)  •  // (double slash)