Viewing
a Variable
Without
Recalling
It. The fillview! function
shows you the contents of a variable without putting that number in
the
X-register.
The display is labeled for the variable, such as:
fl =
1234.5678
If the number is too large to fit completely in the display with its
label, it is rounded and the rightmost digits are dropped. (An expo
nent is displayed in full.)
To
see the full mantissa, press
(Ml
show I•
Hi viewIis most often used in programming, but it is useful anytime
you want to view a variable's value without affecting the contents of
the
stack.
To
cancel the
VIEW
display, press ® or [c] once.
Reviewing
Variables
in
the
VAR
Catalog
The Hi
mem
I
(memory)
function provides information about memory:
Number of
bytes
available in memory
nhn.n
VflR
PGM
Catalog of variables Catalog of programs
To
review
the
values
of
any
or
all
non-zero
variables:
1.
Press HFmImI
{VflR}.
2. Press
(•]
or |§[a3 to move the list and display the desired vari
able. (Note the
va
annunciator, indicating that the arrow keys
are
active.)
To
see all the significant digits of a number displayed in the
{VAR}
catalog, press Hi show I. (If it is a binary number with
more than 12 digits, use the (7|] and
|z+|
keys to see the rest.)
3. To copy a displayed variable from the catalog to the X-register,
press
I
enter
I.
4. To clear a variable to zero, press
Wl
clear
Iwhile it is displayed
in the catalog.
5. Press
[c]
to cancel the catalog (or [±\ to back up to the menu).
3:
Storing
Data
Into
Variables
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