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Constant Declaration

{ PUBLIC | PRIVATE } CONST Identifier AS Datatype = ConstantValue

This keyword declares a class global constant. This constant is accessible everywhere in the class it is declared. If the PUBLIC keyword is specified, it will be also accessible to the other classes having a reference to an object of this class. Constant datatype can be: Boolean, Integer, Long, Float or String.

Since 3.17

Integer constants can also be defined with a constant expression.

Examples

Public Const MAX_FILE As Integer = 30

Private Const Debug AS Boolean = True

Private Const MAGIC_HEADER As String = "# Gambas form file"

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