JavaScript Programmer’s Reference Hexadecimal values must always be
JavaScript Programmer’s Reference Hexadecimal values must always be integers, thus: . 0xFF . 0XABCD Octal values must always be integers, must start with a zero and contain only the characters 0 7. The standard does not mandate any particular rounding technique but recommends the use of IEEE 754 standard numeric computation. This standard has been in existence for some time now and is likely to be the foundation numeric computation standard in most platforms. See also: Floating constant, Implicit conversion, Literal, Number formats (.) Cross-references: ECMA 262 edition 2 section 7.7.3 ECMA 262 edition 3 section 7.8.3 Numerical limits (Definition) Limiting conditions for arithmetic values. Refer to: Limits 1566