Option Explicit Statement /text/sbasic/shared/03103300.xhp
Option Explicit statement

Option Explicit Statement

Specifies that every variable in the program code must be explicitly declared with the Dim statement.
The Option Explicit statement is evaluated at run time. Option Explicit Option Explicit Sub ExampleExplicit Dim sVar As String sVar = "Las Vegas" For i% = 1 To 10 ' This results in a run-time error Rem Next i% End Sub