titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">8.17.5. Range Input/Output <a href="#RANGETYPES-IO" class="id_link">#</a></h3></div></div></div><p>
   The input for a range value must follow one of the following patterns:
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(<em class="replaceable"><code>lower-bound</code></em>,<em class="replaceable"><code>upper-bound</code></em>)
(<em class="replaceable"><code>lower-bound</code></em>,<em class="replaceable"><code>upper-bound</code></em>]
[<em class="replaceable"><code>lower-bound</code></