Index // Dim


Format:

dim numericvariable( integer )
dim stringvariable( integer )
dim numericvariable( rows, columns )
dim stringvariable$( rows, columns )

Description:

Returns a newly created single dimensional array of length integer or a 2 dimensional array thst can be addressed by row and column. Depending on the variable assignment, a string or numerical array is created. The first element of an array has an index of 0 (zero). Indexes range from 0 to length-1.

See Also:

Redim

Example:

dim z(5)
z = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
print z[0] + " " + z[4]
will print
1 5
dim c$(4)
c$ = {"cow", "brow", "how", "now"}
print c$[2] + " " + c$[3] + " ";
print c$[1] + " " + c$[0] + "?"
will print
how now brown cow?