Variable Manager

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To access the Variable Manager, select the Variables option from the Edit menu (Edit > Variables...) to see a list of variables that have been defined in a flowchart. You can reference ports directly or select from a list of available Global or Local variables. To add a new variable hover over the desired section and click on the arrows that appear. Variables can be deleted provided that they are not used by any icons within a flowchart. Flowcode will warn of this condition.

Constants

A constant is very similar to a variable, the difference being that you cannot alter the value later on in the program. When entering a value for your constant, you do not need to specify its type, Flowcode will assign the constant the most appropriate type between INT, LONG, FLOAT, STRING.

Common constants:

PI = 3.1415927

E = 2.7182818

Variable Manager Menu Options

The variable manager has different menu options depending on the selected object.

Add New

Will open up the create new variable/constant window. More information on creating variables and constants is available from the associated help topic - Creating Variables.

Delete unused

Selecting this option will remove all the variables/constants from the list which have not been used in the flowchart.

Edit

For more information on editing variables see the associated help topic - Editing Variables.

Delete

Selecting this will remove the variable from the project, you will be unable to delete a variable which you are using within the flowchart.

List occurances

This option will add to the Icon lists pane <Link> which will show a list of all the occurances of the selected variable from within the flowchart.

Convert to constant

A user can use this option on any initialized variable, doing so will convert it into a constant.