Static Statement

Static VarName[(start To end)] [As VarType], VarName2[(start To end)] [As VarType], ...

Sub ExampleStatic
Dim iCount As Integer, iResult As Integer
    For iCount = 0 To 2
        iResult = InitVar()
    Next iCount
    MsgBox iInit,0,"The answer is"
End Sub
 
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Function InitVar() As Integer
    Static iInit As Integer
    Const iMinimum As Integer = 40 ' minimum return value of this function
    If iInit = 0 Then ' check if initialized
        iInit = iMinimum
    Else
        iInit = iInit + 1
    End If
    InitVar = iInit
End Function