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Constants are not defined as a specific type of variable, but rather are used as placeholders in the code. You can only define a constant once and it cannot be modified.</paragraph> + +<embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#functsyntax"/> +<paragraph role="image" id="par_id831588865616326"> + <image src="media/helpimg/sbasic/Const_statement.svg" id="img_id651588865616326"><alt id="alt_id281588865616326">Const syntax</alt></image> +</paragraph> +<bascode> +<paragraph id="par_id3150984" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US">[Global|Private|Public] Const name = expression[, ...]</paragraph> +</bascode> + +<embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#functparameters"/> + <paragraph id="par_id3153897" role="paragraph"> <emph>name:</emph> Any identifier that follows the standard variable naming conventions.</paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id791593689338208"><emph>expression:</emph> Any literal expression. </paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3150400" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">The data type must be omitted. When a library gets loaded in memory, %PRODUCTNAME Basic converts the program code internally so that each time a constant is used, the defined expression replaces it.</paragraph> +<h3 id="hd_id51593690561479">Scope</h3> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id431593690612961">By default constants are defined as private in modules and routines. Constants can be made public or global in order to be used from all modules, from all Basic libraries.</paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id241593693307830"><literal>Global</literal>, <literal>Private</literal> and <literal>Public</literal> specifiers can only be used for module constants.</paragraph> +<embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#functexample"/> +<bascode> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id911593692598060" xml-lang="en-US">Const EARTH = "♁" ' module scope</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id441593692601125" xml-lang="en-US">Private Const MOON = "☾" ' module scope</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id161593692601597" xml-lang="en-US">Public Const VENUS="♀", MARS="♂" ' general scope</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id581593692602046" xml-lang="en-US">Global Const SUN = "☉", STAR = "☆" ' general scope</paragraph> + <paragraph role="bascode" id="bas_id711593692602477" localize="false"></paragraph> + <paragraph id="par_idm1341161984" role="bascode" localize="false">Sub ExampleConst</paragraph> + <paragraph id="par_idm1341160752" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> Const SUN = 3 * 1.456 / 56 ' SUN is local</paragraph> + <paragraph id="par_idm1341159520" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox SUN,, MOON ' SUN global constant is unchanged</paragraph> + <paragraph id="par_id3153969" role="bascode" localize="false"> Const Pgm = "Program", Var = 1.00</paragraph> + <paragraph id="par_idm1341156544" role="bascode" localize="false"> MsgBox Pgm & " " & Var, , VENUS &" and "& MARS</paragraph> + <paragraph id="par_idm1341155296" role="bascode" localize="false">End Sub</paragraph> +</bascode> +<section id="relatedtopics"> + <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id111593694878677"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/enum.xhp" name="Enum">Enum</link> statement</paragraph> + <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id111953694878677"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03090413.xhp" name="Enum">Type</link> statement</paragraph> +</section> + +</body> +</helpdocument>
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