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===Declaring=== | ===Declaring=== | ||
When declaring a variable, the statement must begin with "var" and the type of the variable | When declaring a variable, the statement must begin with "var" and the type of the variable: | ||
var int i = 0; # declare a variable named "i" | var int i = 0; # declare a variable named "i" and initialize it to the value 0 | ||
You don't have to initialize variables (set them to a value when declaring them), but it's usually a good idea. If you don't initialize, the engine will use a default value: "false" for bools, "0" for ints and floats, and "" (an empty string) for strings. | You don't have to initialize variables (set them to a value when declaring them), but it's usually a good idea. If you don't initialize, the engine will use a default value: "false" for bools, "0" for ints and floats, and "" (an empty string) for strings. | ||
===Accessing=== | ===Accessing=== | ||
After a variable has been declared, you don't use "var" or the type of the variable when getting or setting its value: | |||
i = 4; | i = 4; | ||