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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Variable Type Shorthand

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anwserman
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2011 11:49
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I never used shorthand, for variable types. And I feel like an idiot for asking, but what are they in Dark Basic?

foo$ = String, iirc
foo = Integer, iirc
foo# = Float, iirc

Are there anymore?
Thanks!
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Hodgey
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Posted: 22nd Jun 2011 13:22
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Those are it as far as I'm aware (I haven't seen any others).

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anwserman
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2011 07:56
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Oh ok!
What if I need to use other types when passing values in functions? I've been programming it in as 'pName$', for example. Would 'pName as String' work as well?
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Hodgey
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2011 11:52
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Quote: "Would 'pName as String' work as well? "

It would and you wouldn't need to ever use the dollar sign with it if it is declared that way. I declare all of my variables this way but you do have to remember which one is which type but DBPro is a very lenient language.

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Posted: 24th Jun 2011 13:11
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I find it's best to keep the suffix for variables even if you have declared them, mostly to help remember what variable is what type.

There is also a curious quirk in the way DBP does variable declaration that allows you to do stuff like this...



Hope that helps


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