In the Define Variables lesson we learned Liberty BASIC has two types of variables: numbers and strings. If the last character of the variable name is a dollar sign $, it holds a string. If it does not have a $ on the end, it holds a number. What could be easier?
A variable name can be letters and numbers but the first character must be a letter. FirstName$, FavoriteFilmNo5$, Address2$ store strings. Total, price12, and count3 hold numbers.
In these next few lessons we will be learning much more about them ... and the power they possess.
harmonv
Oct 4, 2007
- "Added info about variable types, names and a summary table."
Types of Variables
In the Define Variables lesson we learned Liberty BASIC has two types of variables: numbers and strings. If the last character of the variable name is a dollar sign $, it holds a string. If it does not have a $ on the end, it holds a number. What could be easier?
A variable name can be letters and numbers but the first character must be a letter. FirstName$, FavoriteFilmNo5$, Address2$ store strings. Total, price12, and count3 hold numbers.
In these next few lessons we will be learning much more about them ... and the power they possess.
Here is a summary table of types and names
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