DEFxxx

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Action

Declares all variables that are not dimensioned of the DefXXX type.

 

 

Syntax

DEFBIT b

Define BIT

DEFBYTE c

Define BYTE

DEFINT I

Define INTEGER

DEFWORD x

Define WORD

DEFLNG l

Define LONG

DEFSNG s

Define SINGLE

DEFDBL z

Define DOUBLE

 

Remarks

While you can DIM each individual variable you use, you can also let the compiler handle it for you.

All variables that start with a certain letter will then be dimmed as the specified type.

 

 

Example

Defbit b : DefInt c          ' default type for bit and integers

 

Set b1                         ' set bit to 1

 

c = 10                         ' let c = 10