DIM Identifier AS [ NEW ] Native Datatype [ Array dimensions ... ]
Note that you can use any expression for specifying array dimensions.
DIM aWords AS NEW String[WORD_MAX * 2] DIM aMatrix AS NEW Float[3, 3]
The variables can have dimensions, Integer variables may have a maximum of 8 dimensions.
DIM iGroupc AS NEW Integer[27, 9] DIM iFieldr AS NEW Integer[9] DIM iX9X AS NEW Integer[3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2] DIM fX9X AS NEW Float[3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2]
The name "DIM" for this declaration comes from the sixties, where BASIC variables did not need to be declared, except variables with dimensions.
![]() | Gambas uses brackets [ ] instead of braces ( ) to declare and use dimensions. |
[ STATIC ] { PUBLIC | PRIVATE } Identifier [ Array dimensions ... ] AS Native Datatype
A static array is an array that is allocated directly inside the object where it is declared.
Such an array cannot be shared, and is destroyed with the object.
A static array cannot be public, and you cannot initialize it.
![]() | Do not use static arrays as local variables. It works at the moment, but may be removed in the future. |
PRIVATE Handles[8] AS Label STATIC PRIVATE TicTacToe[3, 3] AS Integer