Dim Statement

Declares variables or arrays.

If the variables are separated by commas - for example Dim v1, v2, v3 As String - first ones get defined as Variant variables. A new line, or colon sign (:), help separate variable definitions.

  Dim text As String
  Dim pv As com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue, d As Date
  Dim Units as Integer : Dim EULER As Double

Dim declares local variables within subroutines. Global variables are declared with the Global, Public or the Private statement.

Dim variable [(start To end)] [As typename][, variable2[char] [(start To end)] [,...]]

New operator is optional when setting Option Compatible option.

variable: Any variable or array name.

typename: Keyword that declares the data type of a variable.

Byte: Byte variable (0-255)

Boolean: Boolean variable (True, False)

Currency: Currency variable (Currency with 4 Decimal places)

Date: kuupäevamuutuja

Double: Double-precision floating-point variable (1,79769313486232 x 10E308 - 4,94065645841247 x 10E-324)

Integer: täisarvmuutuja (-32768 - 32767)

Long: pikk täisarvmuutuja (-2.147.483.648 - 2.147.483.647)

Object: Object variable (Note: this variable can only subsequently be defined with Set!)

Single: üksiktäpsusega ujukomamuutuja (3,402823 x 10E38 - 1,401298 x 10E-45).

String: maksimaalselt 64 000 ASCII-st koosnev stringmuutuja

Variant: Variant variable type (contains all types, specified by definition). If a type name is not specified, variables are automatically defined as Variant Type, unless a statement from DefBool to DefVar is used.

object: Universal Network object (UNO) object or ClassModule object instance.

char: Special character that declares the data type of a variable.

LibreOffice BASICus pole muutujaid vaja selgesõnaliselt deklareerida, küll aga tuleb enne kasutamist deklareerida massiivid. Muutuja deklareerimiseks saab kasutada lauset Dim. Deklaratsioonide eraldamiseks kasuta koma. Muutujatüübi deklareerimiseks sisesta nime järele tüübideklaratsiooni märk või kasuta vastavat võtmesõna.

array: Array declaration.

start, end: Numerical values or constants that define the number of elements (NumberElements=(end-start)+1) and the index range.

start and end can be numerical expressions if ReDim is applied at the procedure level.

LibreOffice Basic toetab ühe- ja mitmemõõtmelisi massiive, mis on määratletud määratud muutujatüübiga. Massiivid on sobivad siis, kui programm sisaldab loendeid või tabeleid, mida soovid redigeerida. Massiivide eelis on see, et nende abil saab indeksite abil pöörduda üksikute elementide poole. Indeksid saab formuleerida arvavaldiste või muutujatena.

Arrays are declared with the Dim statement. There are multiple ways to define the index range:

  Dim text(20) As String ' 21 elements numbered from 0 to 20
  Dim value(5 to 25) As Integer ' 21 values numbered from 5 to 25
  Dim amount(-15 to 5) As Currency ' 21 amounts (including 0), numbered from -15 to 5
  REM Two-dimensional data field
  Dim table$(20,2) ' 63 items; from 0 to 20 level 1, from 0 to 20 level 2 and from 0 to 20 level 3.

You can declare an array types as dynamic if a ReDim statement defines the number of dimensions in the subroutine or the function that contains the array. Generally, you can only define an array dimension once, and you cannot modify it. Within a subroutine, you can declare an array with ReDim. You can only define dimensions with numeric expressions. This ensures that the fields are only as large as necessary.

Sub ExampleDim1
Dim sVar As String
Dim iVar As Integer
    sVar = "Office"
End Sub
 
Sub ExampleDim2
  ' Kahemõõtmeline andmeväli
    Dim stext(20,2) As String
  Const sDim as String = " Dimensioon:"
  For i = 0 To 20
    For ii = 0 To 2
        stext(i,ii) = str(i) & sDim & str(ii)
    Next ii
  Next i
  For i = 0 To 20
    For ii = 0 To 2
        MsgBox stext(i,ii)
    Next ii
  Next i
End Sub