Variables

A variable is an element that represents a figure or a characteristic of an object and specifies the value of that characteristic.

Variable overview

Each variable:
  • Contains a DataType attribute
  • Can be structured to contain other variables
  • Contains descriptive attributes
  • Cannot contain objects
TIP: You cannot remove properties from predefined objects. For example, you cannot remove the
Text
 property from a
Label
 object.

Variable examples

For example, a variable can represent:
The speed of a physical object
The
Speed
 variable with a numeric (Int32) value defines the speed of the Motor object.
A style characteristic of a graphic object
The
Text color
 variable defines the color of the Label object
Various object properties
A dynamic link to the
EmbeddedDatabase1
 object defines the Store variable value.
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