BASICBASIC reserved characters

BASIC reserved characters

The following BASIC reserved characters are available.

  • () reserved characters
    The () (left and right parentheses) reserved characters surround arguments within functions, encloses subscript references within dimensioned arrays, and override the normal order of precedence evaluation.
  • ; reserved character
    The ; (semicolon) reserved character separates multiple FlashBASIC or BASIC statements on a single line.
  • , reserved character
    The , (comma) reserved character several purposes:
  • <> reserved characters
    The <> reserved characters surround subscripts within dynamic arrays.
  • " Reserved Character
    The " reserved character marks the beginning or ending of a literal string in FlashBASIC or BASIC.
  • [] reserved characters
    The [] reserved characters perform substring extraction, assignment, and field store.
  • \ reserved character
    The \ reserved character marks the beginning or ending of a literal string in FlashBASIC or BASIC.

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