QBasic 1.1: TYPE Statement

Explanation

TYPE Statement

Defines a data type containing one or more elements.

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Syntax

TYPE usertype
 elementname AS typename
 [elementname AS typename]
.
.
.
END TYPE

Description / Parameter(s)

usertype	The name of the data type being defined. The name can consist of up to 40 characters and must begin with a letter. Valid characters are A-Z, 0-9, and period (.).
elementname	An element of the user-defined data type.
typename	The element's type (INTEGER, LONG, SINGLE, DOUBLE, STRING, or a user-defined data type).
Use DIM, REDIM, COMMON, STATIC, or SHARED to create a variable of a user-defined data type.

Example


TYPE Card
  Suit AS STRING * 9
  Value AS INTEGER
END TYPE
DIM Deck(1 TO 52) AS Card
Deck(1).Suit = "Club"
Deck(1).Value = 2
PRINT Deck(1).Suit, Deck(1).Value