Local Variable Declaration

DIM Identifier AS Datatype [ = Expression ]

Declare a local variable in a procedure or function.

This variable is only accessible to the procedure or function where it is declared.

Examples

DIM iVal AS Integer
DIM sName AS String
DIM hObject AS Object
DIM hCollection AS Collection

Initialization

The variable can be initialized with any expression.

Examples

DIM bCancel AS Boolean = TRUE
DIM Languages AS String[] = [ "fr", "it", "es", "de", "ja" ]
DIM DefaultLanguage AS String = Languages[1]

Alternatively, you can initialize the variable with a newly instanciated object.

DIM Identifier AS NEW Class ( Arguments ... )

Examples

DIM aTask AS NEW String[]
DIM aCollection AS NEW Collection(gb.Text)

Or you can initialize the variable with a native dynamic array. See Array Declaration for more information.

Multiple Declarations

You can declare several variables on the same line:
  • Each declaration must be separated by a comma.

  • You can specify the identifier only. It will have the same declaration as the first next identifier having a complete declaration.

Examples

DIM Text AS String, Matrix AS NEW Float[3, 3]
DIM X, Y, W, H AS Integer

Local static variable declaration

Sinds 3.17

STATIC Identifier AS Datatype [ = Expression ]

Declare a local static variable in a procedure or function.

A local static variable keep its value when the function terminates. It is really like a global static variable, but that is only accessible to the procedure or function where it is declared.

Example

Sub Test() As Integer
  Static N As Integer = 1
  N *= 2
  Return N
End

Dim I As Integer
For I = 1 to 10
  Print Test();;
Next
Print
2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1024

See also