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strings [2019/05/27 20:57] – [How strings are stored in memory] neilsstrings [2019/06/27 07:45] – neils
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   print a$   print a$
      
-In the example above, ''strbuffer!'' is an array of 256 bytes. The ''@'' (address-of) operator returns the start address of the array and assigns it to ''a$''. Now ''a$'' points to a working space where your can now store keyboard input.+In the example above, ''strbuffer!'' is an array of 256 bytes. The ''@'' (address-of) operator returns the start address of the array and assigns it to ''a$''. Now ''a$'' points to a working space where your can store keyboard input.
  
 To define a 40 characters long string and initialize it to empty (zero length), you can write the following code: To define a 40 characters long string and initialize it to empty (zero length), you can write the following code:
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   a$ = @strbuffer!     a$ = @strbuffer!  
   rem -- a$ now points to an empty string   rem -- a$ now points to an empty string
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