# Constants declaration

( PUBLIC | PRIVATE ) CONST Identifier AS Datatype = Constant value

This declares a class global constant.

- This constant is accessible everywhere in the class it is declared.
- If the `PUBLIC` keyword is specified, it is also accessible to the other classes having a reference to an object of this class.
- Constant must be booleans, integers, floating point numbers or strings.

Example

    PUBLIC CONST MAX_FILE AS Integer = 30

    PRIVATE CONST MAGIC_HEADER AS String = "# Gambas form file"

Previous: Constants Next: CONTINUE