HELP
A menu item.

USE
Use Constant to access the following input
constants:
* Text
* Integer
* Real
* Coord
* Complex
* PComplex
* Date/Time
* Record

LOCATION
Data ==> Constant

NOTES
All Constant objects, except Text, support
the use of arbitrary formulas in the input
box.  (However, Global variables are not
allowed.)  The formula is immediately parsed
and evaluated and the resulting Scalar number
is used as the value for the Constant.
Constants do not support input variables like
the Formula object does, therefore you cannot
use input variable names in the formulas.
The typed in formula must evaluate to a
Scalar value of the proper type or of a type
that can be converted to the Constant you are
using.

The syntax supported is the same as in the
Formula box, but with some exceptions.  You
cannot use array building syntax ([, ])
operators to construct an array, since they
would return a non-Scalar and the return
value must be Scalar.  Also, you cannot use
input name variables in Constant objects.

In general, the use of any of the dyadic
operators, parentheses for nesting, function
calls, and the predefined numeric constant PI
(3.1416...)  is allowed.

EXAMPLES
When you type (2, @PI/2) into a PComplex
object, it is evaluated and returns (2, @90)
(if Trig Mode is set to Degrees).

When you type 14 + exp10(3) into a Real
object, it is evaluated and returns 1014.

When you type (1, 2) into a Real object,
an error is returned because HP VEE does not
allow the conversion from Complex to Real.

SEE ALSO
Complex, Coord, Date/Time, Enum, Integer,
PComplex, Real, Record, Text, and Toggle.
