Can someone explain this syntax please?

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 11:14 pm

I saw some wierd syntax in the Tsunami Record Manager thread: (viewtopic.php?t=4918) and wondered if someone could explain it to me please.

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SehName.b[25]
KeyLen.b[6]
KeyLen1.b[43]

Notice the square brackets at the end of the byte variables, what is the function of these? i couldn't seem to find anything about them in the PB Docs.

freedimension · Post by **freedimension** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:35 am

Those SquareBrackets are almost surely to be found in Structures, am I right?
Now, they indicate an static Array, since in Structures there mustn't be an dynamic Array. This is so, because Structures need a fixed size.

Karbon · Post by **Karbon** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:57 am

Looks like square brackets are used in static arrays..

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 11:18 am

Dim StaticArray.b(10) <--- This is the correct syntax for static arrays isn't it?

StaticArray.b[10] <--- This is different isn't it?

Saboteur · Post by **Saboteur** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 11:45 am

Kale wrote:Dim StaticArray.b(10) <--- This is the correct syntax for static arrays isn't it?

StaticArray.b[10] <--- This is different isn't it?

Dim StaticArray.b(10) is dynamic array, and globally accessable. It can change the size (with dim again)
StaticArray.b[10] is static array, and only usefull in structures. It can't change its size.

Anyway, both works same way.

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 12:21 pm

ah... i see

thanks!

newbie · Post by **newbie** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 2:03 pm

thanks too, i know now why such

"Global Dim Array()" didn't works