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DEC & DECF

Statements

SYNTAX: DEC variable

DEC F var iable

PURPOSE: To decrement a variable by one (DEC) or four (DEC F).

REMARK S: This is a fast way to decrement a simple or array variable.

A = A– 1 slow

DEC A fast

A = A– 4 slow

DECF A fast

DEC executes more than twice as fast as the statement it replaces. Valid for simple and array

variables.

RELATED: INC, INCF

EXAMPLE: 10 A = 4

20 DEC A

30 PRINT A

40 DECF A

50 PRINT A

RUN

–1

ERROR: < Expected variable> – if parameter is not a variable

1 2 ... 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 ... 207 208

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