CLEAR

[GJ]

Since it has no use in Ebasic it problably will not do any harm .. 

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'compile as console
int a
a=1
print a
clear a : 'cbasic statement not getting error while compiling in Ebasic
clear what a wonderful nice option to get remarks in a program without a ' or REM

print a
do:until inkey$<>""
END


Just wondering.....


Gertjan

[GWS]

I'm not sure I follow you Gertjan .. 

Clear isn't often used, but is intended to undefine a variable of one type, so that it can be re-defined as another type ..

It doesn't relate to comments as far as I know ..

I always use ' Comments .. myself.

Graham

[GJ]

Hi Graham,

Yes, you're right if it is Creative Basic. If you run the sample i included on Ebasic you will see that it will not generate an error, which i suspected it should be   



Gertjan

[GWS]

Ah  . I see .. 

I can't check it here 'cos I've only got smooth, cool, yummy Creative Basic loaded at the moment ..   
It points up the problems in your example immediately.

Maybe the EB parser is seeing it as some sort of long-line continuation from the CLEAR a: ' ....   line above.

Graham

[LarryMc]

Maybe the EB parser is seeing it as some sort of long-line continuation from the CLEAR a: ' ....   line above.

Graham
That's not the case either because it still compiles fine if I remove the remark line entirely.

Paul will tell us why later.

Larry