Data Structures

Data Structure Guide

Data Structures in Programming

A data structure is a programming construct that contains data while your game is running.

Variables

A variable is the most basic kind of data structure. It can hold one piece of data of one data type.

Arrays

An array is a data structure that is similar to a variable and has a number of elements, or "slots". While a variable is like a box that can hold one value, an array is like having multiple boxes to hold a piece of information in each slot. As a rule of thumb, an array must be of the same data type. You can not combine e.g. integers and strings in a single array.

Dim

Dim is short for dimension and is used to declare arrays and types.

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