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RESTORE

Syntax​

RESTORE

Description​

Sets the next-data-to-read pointer to the first element of the first DATA statement.

Example​

' Create an 2 arrays of integers and a 2 strings to hold the data.

DIM h(4)

DIM h2(4)

' Set up to loop 5 times (for 5 numbers... check the data)

FOR read_data1 = 0 TO 4

  ' Read in an integer.

  READ h(read_data1)

  ' Display it.

  PRINT "Bloc 1, number"; read_data1;" = "; h(read_data1)

NEXT

' Set the data read to the
beginning
RESTORE

' Print it.

PRINT  "Bloc 1 string = " + hs

' Spacers.

PRINT

Print

 ' Set the data read to the beginning

RESTORE

' Set up to loop 5 times (for 5 numbers... check the data)

FOR read_data2 = 0 TO 4

  ' Read in an integer.

  READ h2(read_data2)

  ' Display it.

  PRINT "Bloc 2, number"; read_data2;" = "; h2(read_data2)

NEXT

DATA 3, 234, 4354, 23433, 87643

DATA 546, 7894, 4589, 64657, 34554

Differences from QB​

  • common to many earlier BASICs
  • no equivalent in Visual BASIC
  • none from PBASIC

See also​