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Returns the value of a declared constant.
Syntax
symconst (pathspec)
Formal Declaration
symconst:any (pathspec:str)
Parameters
- pathspec
A path specification, as described in chapter 5,
"Symbolic Formatting/ Symbolic Access."
Examples
$nmdebug > symopen gradtyp.demo
Opens the symbolic data type file gradtyp.demo. It is assumed that the
Debug variable addr contains the address of a
StudentRecord data structure in virtual memory. The following
code fragment is from this file:
CONST MINGRADES = 1; MAXGRADES = 10;
MINSTUDENTS = 1; MAXSTUDENTS = 5;
TYPE
GradeRange = MINGRADES .. MAXGRADES;
GradesArray = ARRAY [ GradeRange ] OF integer;
Class = ( SENIOR, JUNIOR, SOPHOMORE, FRESHMAN );
NameStr = string[8];
StudentRecord = RECORD
Name : NameStr;
Id : Integer;
Year : Class;
NumGrades : GradeRange;
Grades : GradesArray;
END;
$nmdebug > wl "Max Number of students = " SYMCONST("MAXSTUDENTS") Max Number of students = $5
Returns the value of the constant MaxStudents.
Limitations, Restrictions
none
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