_STATIC (type field)

The _STATIC field qualifier is used to designate an array member inside a user TYPE definition as non-changeable throughout a program.

Syntax

TYPE MyType

.

. myArray(lb TO ub) _STATIC AS Variable Type

.

END TYPE

Parameters

• lb and ub are the respective lower bound and upper bound indexes of the array.
• _STATIC qualifies the array as non-changeable.
• Variable Type defines the datatype of the array elements. Note that some types may not be allowed for arrays.
  • May also be the name of another user defined TYPE which may also contain array members, hence nested array constructs are possible.

Description

• This keyword can only be used for array members inside TYPE definitions.
• There's no connection or interaction with a globally used $STATIC or $DYNAMIC metacommand.
• The use of _STATIC is optional, array members without an explicit _STATIC or _DYNAMIC field qualifier are static by default.
• The use of this keyword currently requires the $UNSTABLE:TYPEFIELDS metacommand until all issues around arrays in types have been fixed and stabilized.

Availability

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  none
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  v4.6.0
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  yes
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  yes
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  yes

Examples

Example 1

$UNSTABLE:TYPEFIELDS TYPE TItem code(0 TO 2) _STATIC AS INTEGER END TYPE REDIM Items(0 TO 2) AS TItem Items(2).code(0) = 10 Items(2).code(2) = 20 REDIM _RETAIN Items(5) AS TItem ' Parent size can be changed, 'REDIM _RETAIN items(4).code(0 to 5) AS INTEGER ' but kids size not, because is not _Dynamic! Items(5).code(0) = 30 Items(5).code(1) = 40 PRINT LBOUND(Items(4).code) PRINT UBOUND(Items(4).code) PRINT Items(2).code(0) PRINT Items(2).code(2) PRINT Items(5).code(0) PRINT Items(5).code(1)

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Example 2

$UNSTABLE:TYPEFIELDS TYPE TPoint value(1 TO 3) _STATIC AS LONG END TYPE DIM points(0 TO 1) AS TPoint points(0).value(1) = 100 points(1).value(3) = 300 PRINT points(0).value(1) PRINT points(1).value(3)

Examples by Petr

See also

• TYPE, _DYNAMIC (type field)
• $STATIC (metacommand), $DYNAMIC (metacommand)
• Arrays, REDIM, ERASE
• $UNSTABLE (metacommand)

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