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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">DefBool Statement [Runtime]</title>
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34<bookmark_value>DefBool statement</bookmark_value>
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36<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145759" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03101100.xhp" name="DefBool Statement [Runtime]">DefBool Statement [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
37<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153089" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">If no type-declaration character or keyword is specified, the DefBool statement sets the default data type for variables, according to a letter range.</paragraph>
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39<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149495" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph>
40<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150682" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Defxxx Characterrange1[, Characterrange2[,...]]</paragraph>
41<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159201" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Parameters:</paragraph>
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43<emph>Characterrange:</emph> Letters that specify the range of variables that you want to set the default data type for.</paragraph>
44<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149178" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7">
45<emph>xxx:</emph> Keyword that defines the default variable type:</paragraph>
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47<emph>Keyword:</emph> Default variable type</paragraph>
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49<emph>DefBool:</emph> Boolean</paragraph>
50<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149762" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="10">Example:</paragraph>
51<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156152" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">REM Prefix definition for variable types:</paragraph>
52<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153627" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">DefBool b</paragraph>
53<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145610" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">DefDate t</paragraph>
54<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154760" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">DefDbL d</paragraph>
55<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148552" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">DefInt i</paragraph>
56<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152812" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">DefLng l</paragraph>
57<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153524" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">DefObj o</paragraph>
58<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150541" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">DefVar v</paragraph>
59<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153193" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="21">Sub ExampleDefBool</paragraph>
60<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151381" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">bOK=TRUE REM bOK is an implicit Boolean variable</paragraph>
61<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145421" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="23">end sub</paragraph>
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