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Defulongintkeyword

Specifies a default data type for a range of variable names

Compiler Switcheskeyworddocumented

Syntax

Defulongint start_letter[-end_letter ][, ...]

Parameters

NameDescription
start_letterthe first letter in the range
end_letterthe last letter in the range

Description


Defulongint specifies that variables and arrays which aren't declared with a data type - or not declared at all - are implicitly declared of type ULongInt if the first letter of their names matches a certain letter or lies within an inclusive range of letters.

Remarks

Dialect Differences


  • Available in the -lang fblite dialect.
  • Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Defulongint.

Differences from QB


  • New to FreeBASIC

See also


Example


This will make lNumber a ULongInt number since its first letter starts with l.
'' Compile with -lang fblite



#lang "fblite"



defulongint l

Dim lNumber


Reference

  • Documented in KeyPgDefulongint.html