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DarkBASIC Discussion / Global variables, arrays, etc... in dark edit?

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PoHa!84
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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 22:43
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The name says it all. I have read somewhere that DarkEdit has the ability to make a global variable/array. If I remember right then that means that the variable/array can be recognized by any function. Is this right, or did I read wrong? Also, how would I declare it in dark edit. DarkEdit highlights the word "global" as if it were keyword, but its not in the help file. Thanks for any help.

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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 23:15
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The way DarkEdit's global variables work is just to declare a 1 dimensional array that can hold one value, as arrays are global in DB. So if you want to make a global variable called glob, you'd use:

dim glob(1)

and you would be able to access it from any function, considering it was declared outside of a function.

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Posted: 3rd Oct 2003 23:27
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Okay, so, arrays are always global then. I got it...
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No problem, glad to be of help to you

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OK, but what if you change the value of that array (glob(1)) inside of a function... is that new value accessable outside of the function? or does it only aply inside the function?

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Posted: 6th Oct 2003 17:40
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He brings up a good point, Kentaree! Teach us, oh wise and powerful one!

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Yes, values assigned in a function to an array are useable then outside of the function, as a global variable is a single memory location which holds a value (or values in this case), and can be reffered to anywhere.

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Ah, thank you...

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All hail the mighty Kentaree! Or...not. Whichever you prefer...
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