Constkeyword

Non-modifiable variable declaration.

Syntax

Const symbolname1 [AS DataType] = value1 [, symbolname2 [AS DataType] = value2, ...]

Const [AS DataType] symbolname1 = value1 [, symbolname2 = value2, ...]

Description

Declares non-modifiable constant data that can be integer or decimal (floating-point) numbers or strings. The constant type will be inferred if DataType isn't explicitly given.

Specifying String * Size, Zstring * Size or Wstring * Size as DataType is not allowed.
Specifying String as DataType is tolerated but without effect because the resulting type is always a Zstring * Size.

Constants follow visibility rules similar to those of variables for Namespace blocks, Type blocks, and compound block statements.

Remarks

Differences from QB

• QB does not support the As datatype syntax.
  
  

See also

• #define
  
• Const (Qualifier)
  
• Const (Member)
  
• Enum
  
• Var
  
  

Example

Const Red = RGB(252, 2, 4)

Const Black As UInteger = RGB(0, 0, 0)

Const Text = "This is red text on a black bkgnd."



Locate 1, 1

Color Red, Black

Print Text

Sleep

End

Reference

• Documented in KeyPgConst.html