BASIC
BASIC 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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