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Data Types of Semantic Values

In a simple program it may be sufficient to use the same data type for the semantic values of all language constructs. This was true in the RPN and infix calculator examples (see Reverse Polish Notation Calculator).

Bison's default is to use type int for all semantic values. To specify some other type, define YYSTYPE as a macro, like this:

#define YYSTYPE double

This macro definition must go in the C declarations section of the grammar file (see Outline of a Bison Grammar).