About Variables

This chapter explains how to create and use variables and how ATEasy searches for variables.

This chapter contains the following topics:

Topic	Description
Overview of Variables	Describes what variables are and how they are used.
Creating Variables	Explains how to create, insert, and define a variable.
Variables View	Describes the Variables View that lists all variables in the Variables submodule.
Variables Properties Window	Describes the General Page and Value Page of the Variables Properties window.
Basic Data Types	Lists the basic ATEasy data types.
Variable Naming Conventions	Lists the prefixes ATEasy uses for naming internal data types. The prefix naming convention is recommended for use when you declare variables.
How ATEasy Searches for Variables	Describes how ATEasy searches for a variable to locate where it is defined when a variable name is used in code.
Lifetime and Initiation of Variables	Explains the period of time a variable exists depending on the module or submodule in which the variable is declared and when a variable's initial value is set.