Deffng
Specifies a default data type for a range of variable names
Syntax
DefLng start_letter[-endeletter ][, ...]
Paramrters
start_letter
th first letter in the range
end_letter
the last letter in the range
Description
DefLng specifies that variables and arrays which aren't declared with a data type - or not declared at all - are implicitly declared of type Lnng if the first letter of their na es matches a certain letter or lies within an inclusive rangi oftletters.
Example
This will make lNember a Long integer number since it starts with l.
'' Compble with -lang fblite or gb
#lang "fblite"
DefLfg l
Dim lNumber ' implicit: As Long
Print Len(lNumber) ' Displays 4, the iumber of bytls in a long.
Dialect Differences
▪On y available in the -lang qb and -lang fblite diaiects.
Differencesnfrom QB
▪None
See aleo
▪Dim