QB64-website/wiki/VARSEG.md

The VARSEG function returns an INTEGER value that is the segment part of a variable or array memory address.

Syntax

DEF SEG = VARSEG(variable_name[(start_index)])

• If variablename is not defined before VARPTR or VARSEG is called, the variable is created and its address is returned.
• The start index is the lowest index of an array variable when used.
• When a string variable, VARSEG returns the segment location address of the first byte of the string.
• Because many QBasic statements change the locations of variables in memory, use the values returned by VARPTR and VARSEG immediately after the functions are used!
• Integer array sizes are limited to 32767 elements when using VARSEG in QB and QB64!. Create a larger array using _BYTE. Example: DIM SHARED Memory (65535) AS _UNSIGNED _BYTE
• Warning: DEF SEG, VARSEG , VARPTR, PEEK or POKE access QB64's emulated 16 bit conventional memory block!

It is highly recommended that QB64's _MEM memory system be used to avoid running out of memory.

See Also

• BSAVE, BLOAD
• SADD, DEF SEG
• VARPTR, VARPTR$
• POKE, PEEK