MemCreate (Function)

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Existence of memory zone
Automatic completion on the name of memory zone
Size of information

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MemCreate (Function)

In french: MemCreate

Warning
From version 20, this feature is kept for backward compatibility. We recommend that you use the Associative arrays.

Creates a memory zone. This memory zone may contain text or numeric information.

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

Versions 22 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 22

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Versions 26 and later

This function is now available for Apple Watch applications.

New in version 26

This function is now available for Apple Watch applications.

Example

// Create a memory zone
MemCreate("MyMemoryZone")

// When typing the following MemXXX functions,
// "MyMemoryZone" will be automatically proposed in the completion

sString is string = "A"
sString = Complete(sString, 10000, "B")
Trace(Length(sString))

MemCreate("MZ")
MemAdd("MZ", "1", sString)
sString = MemFirst("MZ")
Trace(Length(sString))

Syntax

MemCreate(<Memory zone>)

<Memory zone>: Character string (with quotes)

Name of the memory zone to create (up to 20 characters). This name will be used by all the functions for managing memory zones.

Remarks

Existence of memory zone

The existence of the memory zone is not checked. If the memory zone already existed, this memory zone is overwritten. To check the existence of a memory zone, use MemExist.

Automatic completion on the name of memory zone

In the code editor, as soon as a memory zone was handled by a Memxxx function (MemCreate for example), this name will be automatically proposed when entering WLanguage functions that accept the name of a memory zone in parameter.

Size of information

If the size of the information to store in the memory zone is greater than the available memory space, a "swap disk" is used: one or more temporary files are created in order to store the additional information. These temporary files are created on the local disk, in the directory specified by the "TEMP" environment variable.

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