String Equates

String equates

thinBasic allows you to refer to string constants by name. Those constant values are called equates.

Equates data type

Equates declaration has the following syntax:

$EquateName = StringExpression

String equates are like dynamic string that can be up to approximately 2 billion characters in length.

Examples

Some equate declaration example:

$WINTITLE = "My application title"

$SEPARATOR = ","

$POSSIBLESEPARATORS = CHR$(9, 10, 13, 32)

Restrictions

1.	String equates name must start with dollar sign $

2.	Unlike variables, you can use an equate on the left side of an assignment statement only once.

3.	If an equate has already been created, subsequent attempts to assign a new value will fail but no error will be generated