DATA Keyword

DATA value, value, value

Defines a sequence of constant values embedded in the program.

Values may be:

• integers
• real numbers
• strings (in double quotes)

Values are stored at program load time and are not re-parsed during execution.

Multiple DATA statements are concatenated into a single continuous data stream.

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Example

DATA 10, 20
DATA 1.5
DATA "ok"

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Behaviour

• Values are stored in the order they appear across all DATA statements.
• The data stream is shared across the entire program.
• DATA statements are not executed; they are processed during program load.
• Values are consumed sequentially by data-reading functions.
• Attempting to read beyond the available data results in a runtime error.
• Values are strongly typed; no implicit conversion occurs during reading.

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See also

• DATAREAD
• DATAREADR
• DATAREAD$
• RESTORE
• DATASET