VARPTR$ Function

 Action

 Returns a string representation of a variable's address for use in  DRAW and
  PLAY statements.

 Syntax


  VARPTR$( variablename)


 Remarks

 The argument  variablename is the name of a variable in the program. If
 variablename is an array element, dimensions for the array must be specified
 before  VARPTR$ is used. The array must consist of variable-length strings.

 Note

 To guarantee correct results, use the value returned by  VARPTR$ immediately
 after invoking the function.

 BASICA

 In this version of BASIC,  VARPTR$ must be used in the  DRAW and  PLAY
 statements to execute substrings containing variables. BASICA supports both
 the  VARPTR$ syntax and the syntax containing just the variable name.

 See Also

  DRAW;  PLAY Statement (Music);  VARPTR,  VARSEG

 Example

 See the  PLAY function programming example, which uses the  VARPTR$
 function.