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Language constructs : Variables

◎ Two category of Variable declaration.


1. Explicit: An explicit declaration is the appearance of an
identifier (a name) in a DECLARE statement, as a label prefix, or
in a parameter list. A name is explicitly declared if it appears as
follows: In a DECLARE statement. Example: Dim x As Integer;
2. Implicit: If a name appears in a program and is not explicitly
declared, it is implicitly declared. Example X= 10

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Language constructs : Data Types
◎ Data types specify the kind of data a variable can store, such as
numbers, text, or Boolean values.
◎ Dim myInteger As Integer
Dim myString As String
Dim myBoolean As Boolean

myInteger = 10
myString = "Hello, DIT!"
myBoolean = True

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Language constructs : Data Types
◎ Range variable: To use a range or a single cell as a variable,
first, you need to declare that variable with the range data type
(object variable).
◎ Dim r As Range
◎ Set r = Range("b16")
◎ r = 60

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Language constructs :Operators
◎ Operators perform operations on data (e.g., addition,
subtraction, comparison).
Dim num1 As Integer
Dim num2 As Integer
Dim result As Integer
num1 = 10
num2 = 5
result = num1 + num2 ' Addition
result = num1 - num2 ' Subtraction
result = num1 * num2 ' Multiplication
result = num1 / num2 ' Division
result = num1 Mod num2 ' Modulo
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Language constructs : Control
Statements
◎ Control Statements control the flow of program execution
(e.g., if statements, loops).
Dim num As Integer
num = 10
If num > 0 Then
MsgBox("Number is positive.")
Else
MsgBox("Number is non-positive.")
End If
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Language constructs : Comments
◎ Step 1: Click on the line where you want to insert a comment.
◎ Step 2: Type an Apostrophe( ' ) at the start of a line.
◎ Step 3: Write the comment you want. Step
◎ 4: Press Enter and you fill find the comment written to be
green.

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Thanks!

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Question
Write a program that add three
numbers
Write a program that identify
positive numbers
Add a comment in your
program
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