String is not a command. It's a keyword used to explicitly declare an item as being that of String data type.
FACTS:
* PlayBASIC expects all String Variables to have '$' symbol.
* Each character within a String is takes 1 byte of memory. So the string "Hello World" is at least 11 bytes. PlayBASIC will generally pad strings though to help avoid memory allocation where possible.
* Note: Not all declaration forms in PlayBASIC V1.64 accept explicit as String declarations at this time.
String Variable Examples:
String Variables can be declared either explicitly or Implicitly, it's up to you. However by default when PlayBASIC sees a possible variable with the "$" symbol, it will automaticaly declared it as a String for you.
Declaration Examples
; *=----------------------------------------=*
; Implicit String Variable Declaration.
; *=----------------------------------------=*
; By Default when PlayBASIC notices a variable
; with the $ postfix symbol, it will
; automatically cast this variable as a
; String for you.
MyStringVariable$= "Hello World"
Print MyStringVariable$
; *=----------------------------------------=*
; Explicit String Variable Declaration using DIM
; *=----------------------------------------=*
; Note: Dim Does Not support the $ postfix as this time
Dim MyStringVariable As String
; *=----------------------------------------=*
; Declaring via Declaration/EndDeclaration Blocks
; *=----------------------------------------=*
; Note Declaration lists don't suport the AS Data Type method
Declaration
; List your variables in here
MyStringVariable1$ ; Implicit
MyStringVariable2$ ; Implicit
; etc
EndDeclaration
; *=----------------------------------------=*
; Declaring Global String Variables
; *=----------------------------------------=*
Global MyGlobalStringVariable$ ; Implicit
; or
Global MyGlobalStringVariable$ = "Hello World"
; *=----------------------------------------=*
; Declaring Local String Variables
; *=----------------------------------------=*
Local MyLocalStringVariable$
; or,
Local MyLocalStringVariable$ = "Hello World"
; *=--------------------------------------------=*
; Declaring String Fields in User Defined Types
; *=--------------------------------------------=*
Type MyType
MyStringField$ ; Implicit
MyStringField2 As String ; Explicit
EndType
; Implicit fields can be listed by using the ,
; between them
Type MyType2
MyStringField$,MyStringField2$ ; Implicit
EndType
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String User Defined Types:
Examples of defining user defined types fields As String
; *=--------------------------------------------=*
; Declaring String Fields in User Defined Types
; *=--------------------------------------------=*
Type MyType
MyStringField$ ;
; *=--------------------------------------------=*
; Declaring Float Fields in User Defined Types
; *=--------------------------------------------=*
Type MyType
MyFloatField# ; Implicit
MyFloatField2 As Float ; Explicit
EndType
; Implicit fields can be listed by using the ,
; between them
Type MyType2
MyFloatField,MyFloatField2 ; Implicit
EndType
MyStringField2 As String ; Explicit
EndType
; Implicit fields can be listed by using the ,
; between them
Type MyType2
MyStringField$,MyStringField2$ ; Implicit
EndType
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String Pointer Examples:
Not supported at this time.
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