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VarPutSym Function

X#
Assign a value to a field or a memory variable of a given name.

Namespace:  XSharp.RT
Assembly:  XSharp.RT (in XSharp.RT.dll) Version: 2.19
Syntax
 FUNCTION VarPutSym(
	symVar AS SYMBOL,
	uValue AS USUAL
) AS USUAL
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Parameters

symVar
Type: Symbol
The name of the variable .
uValue
Type: Usual
The value to assign to the variable.

Return Value

Type: Usual
The value assigned to (uValue).
Remarks
If a field or memory variable called cVarName does not exist, a memory variable called cVarName is created.
Therefore, VarPut(), like MemVarPut(), can be used to create undeclared memory variables.
It should be used instead of a macro.
Examples
This example uses VarPut() to store a value into a database field:
X#
1LOCAL cFieldName
2cFieldName := "Address"
3VarPut(cFieldName, "Hollywood, Room 222")
This example uses VarPut() to create a memory variable:
X#
1LOCAL cHasName
2cHasName := "cPrivate"
3// Instead of &cHasName := "new", use this:
4VarPut(cHasName, "new")
5? cPrivate                    // new
This example shows that the newly created variable is a MEMVAR:
X#
1VarPut("cVar", "hi")
2? _MEMVAR->cVar            // hi
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