Type Statement

Define non-UNO data structures.

A Type structure is an ordered collection of data fields, that can be manipulated as a single item.

Syntax:

Type struct_name
    DataField1 As TypeName1
    DataField2 As TypeName2
    (...)
End Type ' struct_name

A Type structure scope is that of the module it belongs to.

Example:

Type Customer
    Name1 As String
    City As String
End Type ' Customer structure
Sub setCustomer
    Dim oCustomer as New Customer
    oCustomer.Name1 = "The Document Foundation"
    oCustomer.City = "Berlin"
End Sub

Enumerations can be created using Type statement definitions. Calling Python Scripts from Basic illustrates that mechanism.

CreateObject function