== Why is this an issue?

In Swift it is possible to add underscores ('_') to numeric literals to enhance readability. The addition of underscores in this manner has no semantic meaning, but makes it easier for maintainers to understand the code.


The number of digits to the left of a decimal point needed to trigger this rule varies by base.

[frame=all]
[cols="^1,^1"]
|===
|Base| Minimum digits

|binary| 9
|decimal| 6 
|octal| 9
|hexadecimal| 9 
|===

=== Noncompliant code example

[source,swift]
----
let i = 10000000  // Noncompliant; is this 10 million or 100 million?
let j = 0b01101001010011011110010101011110  // Noncompliant
let l = 0x7fffffffffffffff  // Noncompliant
----

=== Compliant solution

[source,swift]
----
let i = 10_000_000
let j = 0b01101001_01001101_11100101_01011110
let l = 0x7fff_ffff_ffff_ffff
----

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