Mark Wickens

DATA

Purpose

Holds data for reading by the READ statement.

Format

DATA [data] [, [data]]
      └─┬┘      └─┬┘
     Constant  Constant

Example

DATA 10, 5, 8, 3
DATA CAT, DOG, LION

Parameters

  1. data: String constants or numeric constants
  2. string constants: Quotation marks are not required unless the string contains a comma which is part of the data. A null data string (length 0) is assumed when data is omitted from this statement.

Explanation

  1. This statement can be used anywhere in the program to hold data to be read by the READ command.
  2. Multiple data items are separated by commas.

See

Sample Program

10 READ A$
20 RESTORE 60
30 READ B$
40 PRINT A$ + " " + B$
50 DATA AD 1990, ABC
60 DAT DEFG

Character data “AD1990” and “DEFG” read from lines 50 and 60, and displayed.