AS
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The AS keyword defines a variable value's type.
- AS defines the variable or array type AS _BIT, _BYTE, INTEGER, LONG, _INTEGER64, SINGLE, DOUBLE, _FLOAT, STRING or ANY.
- Specifies a variable's type in a declarative statement or parameter list using:
- Specifies a parameter variable's type in a SUB or FUNCTION procedure. Cannot be used to define a function's TYPE!
- Specifies an element's type in a user-defined data type: TYPE
- Assigns a file number to a file or device in an OPEN statement:
- Specifies a field name in a random-access record: FIELD
- Specifies a new file name when you rename a file: NAME
- NOTE: Many Qbasic keyword variable names CAN be used with a STRING suffix($) ONLY! You CANNOT use them without the suffix, use a numerical suffix or use DIM, REDIM, _DEFINE, BYVAL or TYPE variable AS statements!
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