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# Static Statement

Declares a variable or an array at the procedure level within a subroutine or a function, so that the values of the variable or the array are retained after exiting the subroutine or function. Dim statement conventions are also valid.

The Static statement cannot be used to define variable arrays. Arrays must be specified according to a fixed size.

## Syntax:

    Static VarName[(start To end)] [As VarType], VarName2[(start To end)] [As VarType], ...

## Example:

    Sub ExampleStatic

    Dim iCount As Integer, iResult As Integer

        For iCount = 0 To 2

            iResult = InitVar()

        Next iCount

        MsgBox iResult,0,"The answer is"

    End Sub

    ' Function for initialization of the static variable

    Function InitVar() As Integer

        Static iInit As Integer

        Const iMinimum As Integer = 40 ' minimum return value of this function

        If iInit = 0 Then ' check if initialized

            iInit = iMinimum

        Else

            iInit = iInit + 1

        End If

        InitVar = iInit

    End Function