ASCIIZ string of (Variable type)

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ASCIIZ string
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ASCIIZ string of (Variable type)

In french: Chaîne ASCIIZ sur

The ASCIIZ string of type is used to manipulate strings with a null character at the end, denoted by a zero (as in the C programming language).

The length of an ASCIIZ string cannot exceed 2 GB. The length given to the ASCIIZ string must be equal to its current length plus 1 (for the binary zero).

Remarks:

The ASCIIZ String type is not supported. It is replaced with the String type.
For a variable of type ASCIIZ string, TypeVar returns the wlASCIIZString constant (value: 23).

Example

FirstName is ASCIIZ string of 8
FirstName = "Florence"

Syntax

Declaring and initializing an "ASCIIZ string of" variable Hide the details

<Variable name> is ASCIIZ string of <Length> = <Value>
OR

<Variable name> is ASCIIZ string of <Length>
<Variable name> = <Value>

<Variable name>:

Name of the variable to declare. When several variables of the same type are declared and initialized on the same line, only the last variable is initialized.

<Length>:

Maximum length for the string.

<Value>:

Value given to the variable.

Remarks

Default value

A declared and uninitialized "ASCIIZ string of" variable corresponds to an empty string ("").

Special case

ASCIIZ string

The memory required by an ASCIIZ string is allocated when the string is declared. Therefore, you should avoid using very large strings.

Cross-platform code

Fixed-length strings are not available in Java. They are replaced with the String type at runtime.

However, Complete can be used on a String variable:

MyString is string
MyString = Complete("Test", 10)
// Equivalent to 
// MyString is fixed string of 10 characters
// MyString = "Test"