What is %?

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BLaBZ

(Posted 2011) [#1]

What does % mean when declaring a variable?

For example:

Global curGetKey%

therevills

(Posted 2011) [#2]

Its a symbol which means Integer:

% = Int
# = Float
$ = String
! = Double

Shortcuts really :P

Last edited 2011

Zeke	(Posted 2011) [#3]

also:

Type TMyType
	Field a@	'byte
	Field b@@	'short
	Field c%	'int
	Field d%%	'long
	Field e#	'float
	Field f##	'double
	Field g!	'double
	Field h$	'string
End Type

Local id:TTypeId=TTypeId.ForName( "TMyType" )

For Local fld:TField=EachIn id.EnumFields()
   Print fld.Name()+":"+fld.TypeId().Name()
Next

Czar Flavius

(Posted 2011) [#4]

Each person has his own style, but personally I prefer to avoid using these symbols. I program in Strict mode, so a variable without a type defaults to int so there is no extra typing anyway, as most variables are int.

dawlane

(Posted 2011) [#5]

Plus programming in strict mode saves a lot of time debugging (traps typing errors with different variable types). It's best to stay away from cryptic symbols as byte,short,int,long, etc is more readable than @,@@,%,%%, etc.