Arrays

Question 0

What is an array?

Answer 0

A single name given to a block if variables with an index value, so an array with 3 variables to store a name might be: name(1), name(2), name(3)

Question 1

When is an array used?

Answer 1

When you require a number of variables to store similar data with: a similar name and the same data type.

Question 2

What can you use to look at individual items?

Answer 2

Variable index

Question 3

What is a declaration?

Answer 3

In order to use an array you have to declare its type and size. This is so that the required number if locations are reserved.

example: DIM value(20) As Integer
Creates the set of integer variables: value(1), value(2), value(3) … value(20)