Commodore VIC-20 - Page 77

each row. There are 200 numbers in the table. How would you like it
if
you have to assign a unique name to each of the 200 numbers? It
would be far simpler to give the entire table one name, and identify
individual numbers within the table by their table location. That is
precisely what an array does for you.
Arrays of up to eleven elements (subscripts 0 to 10 for a
one-dimensional array) may be used where needed in VIC BASIC,
just as variables can be used as needed. Arrays containing more
than eleven elements need to be "declared" in a Dimension
statement. Dimension statements are described later in this and in
Chapter 3. An array (always with subscripts) and a single variable
of the same name are treated as separate items by VIC BASIC.
Once dimensioned, an array cannot be referenced with different
dimensions.
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