<string declaration>

── STRING ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
  ┌◄──────────────────────────── , ────────────────────────────┐
►─┴─<string identifier>─┬────────────────────────────────────┬─┴───────┤
                        └─ := ──<string constant expression>─┘

Explanation

A string declaration declares a variable of type STRING. The default initial value of a string variable is a null string ("").

The values of a string variable are saved across a halt/load.

If the := string constant expression clause is specified for a string identifier, this string constant expression is used as the initial value for that string identifier.

Example

The following example illustrates the declaration of string variables:

STRING STR1, STR2; 
STRING STR3 := "STRVAL";