Name

Static Statement

Synopsis




Static varname[([subscripts])] [As [New] type] _
       [,varname[([subscripts])] [As [New] type]] ...
varname required; any

The name of the variable, following Visual Basic naming conventions

subscripts optional; Integer

Denotes varname as an array and specifies the dimension and upper bounds of the array

New optional; Keyword

Used to automatically create an instance of the object referred to by the object variable varname

type optional; Keyword

Data type of the variable varname

Description

Used at procedure level to declare a Static variable and to allocate the relevant storage space in memory. Static variables retain their value between calls to the procedure in which they are declared.

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