Difference between revisions of "DIMENSION"

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Purpose

Declare an array

Syntax

DIMENSION <memvar>

DIMENSION <array>[<expN>] | (<expN>)

DIMENSION <array>[<expN1>,<expN2>] | (<expN1>,<expN2>)

DIMENSION <array>[] | ()

See Also

AAVERAGE(), ACHOICE(), ACOPY(), ADEL(), ADIR(), AFIELDS(), AFILL(), AINS(), ALEN(), AMAX(), AMIN(), APPEND FROM ARRAY, ARRAY(), ASORT(), ASUM(), COPY TO ARRAY, DECLARE, GATHER, IN_ARRAY(), LOCAL, PRIVATE, PUBLIC, RELEASE, RESTORE, SAVE, SCATTER

Description

The DIMENSION command is synonymous with the DECLARE command and is used to declare memory variables, fixed one or two-dimensional arrays and dynamic arrays. Memory variables declared using the DIMENSION command are initialized to .F. and are private to the declaring procedure.

For fixed arrays, the array size is set at its declaration. Dynamic arrays are declared without a size. Array subscripts can be referenced using square brackets or round brackets.

[<expN>] | (<expN>)

For one-dimensional arrays, [<expN>] specifies the total number of elements in the array. Elements are subsequently referenced using the notation <array>[<expN>] or <array>(<expN>).

[<expN1>,<expN2>] | (<expN1>,<expN2>)

For two-dimensional arrays, <expN1> represents the number of rows and <expN2> represents the number of columns in the array. Elements are subsequently referenced by <array>[<expN1>,<expN2>] or <array>(<expN1>,<expN2>). The elements of a two dimensional array can also be referenced, as if the array were one dimensional, using <array>[<expN1>] or <array>(<expN>).

Fixed arrays can be declared as any size. Values are assigned into arrays using the '=' operator. Arrays can then be used in a similar way to memory variables. Complete arrays can be initialized with one assignment. Array references start at 1,1 for two-dimensional arrays, and 1 for one-dimensional arrays.

[] | ()

Dynamic arrays are declared without specifying a size. Elements are added using arrayname.element syntax.

aDynarray.name = [Recital Corporation]
aDynarray.email = [info@recital.com]

They can then be referenced by element number or by element name.

? aDynarray.name
Recital Corporation
? aDynarray[2]
info@recital.com

Notes: The brackets shown for this command do not indicate optional expressions but are a necessary part of the syntax. Arrays can also be declared using any of the scoping commands: LOCAL, PRIVATE and PUBLIC.

Example

// Declare one-dimensional array of 4000 elements
dimension aTable[4000]
// Assign 0 to all elements
aTable = 0
// Insert individual element values into array
aTable[1] = 10
aTable[2] = "Hello"
aTable[3] = "World"
aTable[4] = date()
// Print value of element 2
? aTable[2]
Hello
 
// Another example
dimension twodim[3,3]
twodim[2,3] = "hello world"
? twodim[6]
hello world
 
// Another example
use payroll
dimension aPayroll[reccount(), fcount()]
copy to array aPayroll for city = "LONDON"
 
// Dynamic array
dimension aDynarray[]
aDynarray.name = [Recital Corporation]
? aDynarray.name
Recital Corporation
? aDynarray[1]
Recital Corporation

Products

Recital Server, Recital