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 Type-Declaration Suffixes
 
 ■ Although not required, type-declaration suffixes can be used to identify
   a data type by appending a special character to the variable name. For
   example, any of the following suffixes identifies a data type:
 
   Suffix     Data Type Keyword     Description
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   %          INTEGER               2-byte signed integer
   &          LONG                  4-byte integer
   !          SINGLE (default)      4-byte single-precision floating-point
   #          DOUBLE                8-byte double-precision floating-point
   @          CURRENCY              8-byte integer
   $          STRING                String up to 32,767 characters
 
 ■ Use the DIM statement to define variable types without using a type-
   declaration suffix. For example:
 
         DIM X AS STRING
 
   See: ◄DIM Statement►
 
 ■ There are no type-declaration suffixes for forms, controls, or user-
   defined types.
 
 ■ I%, I&, I!, I#, I@, and I$ are all distinct variables, and each can hold
   a different value.
 
 ■ Use DEFtype declaration statements to change the default type for a
   range of variable names. See: ◄DEFtype Statements►
 
 See: ◄Basic Data Types Summary►