Re: Type identifiers use memory?

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From: chris judge
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:00

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Robert Standefer wrote:
> 
> Do variable type identifiers (such as $ for string, % for integer) use more
> memory?

No:

  Dim T1$
  Dim T2 as string
  Dim T3 as Variant

  T1$ = "Test"
  T2 = "Test"
  T3 = "Test"

In this example, T1$ and T2 use exactly the same amount of memory.  T3,
however uses something like 12 extra bytes.

-chris

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Date: 1997/06/13
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