Programming Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Fifth Edition

Variables

As we've gone through examples showing various aspects of C/SIDE and C/AL, we've seen and referred to variables in a number of situations. Some of the following are obvious, but for clarity's sake, we'll summarize here. In Chapter 3, Data Types and Fields, we reviewed various data types for variables defined within objects (referred to as Working Storage data). Working Storage consists of all the variables that are defined for use within an object, but whose contents disappear when the object closes. Working Storage data types discussed in Chapter 3, Data Types and Fields, are those that can be defined in either the C/AL Global Variables or C/AL Local Variables tabs. Variables can also be defined in several other places in an NAV ...