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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">ReDim Statement</title>
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<bookmark_value>ReDim statement</bookmark_value>
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<h1 id="hd_id3150398" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03102101.xhp">ReDim Statement</link></h1>
<paragraph id="par_id3154685" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Declares or redefines variables or arrays.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3156214" role="bascode">ReDim [Preserve] variable [(start To end)] [As type-name][, variable2 [(start To end)] [As type-name][,...]]</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id711996" role="paragraph">Optionally, add the <literal>Preserve</literal> keyword to preserve the contents of the array that is redimensioned. <literal>ReDim</literal> can only be used in subroutines.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3148405">Example:</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1341054016" role="bascode" localize="false">Sub ExampleRedim</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341052784" role="bascode" localize="false"> Dim iVar() As Integer, iCount As Byte</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341051520" role="bascode" localize="false"> ReDim iVar(5) As Integer</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341050272" role="bascode" localize="false"> For iCount = 1 To 5</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341049040" role="bascode" localize="false"> iVar(iCount) = iCount</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341047792" role="bascode" localize="false"> Next iCount</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341046560" role="bascode" localize="false"> ReDim iVar(10) As Integer</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341045312" role="bascode" localize="false"> For iCount = 1 To 10</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341044080" role="bascode" localize="false"> iVar(iCount) = iCount</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341042832" role="bascode" localize="false"> Next iCount</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341041600" role="bascode" localize="false">End Sub</paragraph>
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