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DECLARE*
Create and initialize private memory variables and arrays
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Syntax
DECLARE <identifier> [[:= <initializer>], ... ]
Arguments
<identifier> is the name of a private variable or array to create.
If the <identifier> is followed by square brackets ([ ]), it is created
as an array. If the <identifier> is an array, the syntax for specifying
the number of elements for each dimension is either array[<nElements>,
<nElements2>,...] or array[<nElements>][<nElements2>]... The maximum
number of elements per dimension is 4096.
<initializer> is the optional assignment of a value to a new private
variable. An <initializer> expression for a private variable consists
of the inline assignment operator (:=) followed by any valid CA-Clipper
expression, including a literal array. If no explicit <initializer> is
specified, the variable is given an initial value of NIL. In the case
of an array, each element is NIL. Array identifiers, cannot be given
values with an <initializer>.
DECLARE can create and, optionally, initialize a list of variable
arrays, if definitions are separated by commas.
Description
DECLARE is a compatibility statement that is a synonym for the PRIVATE
statement. Its general use is not recommended. PRIVATE should be used
in all instances.
See Also:
PRIVATE
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