Language basics / Variables |
When a variable is defined, it is automatically initialized by the runtime system to a default value. The default value the variable is assigned with depends on the data type.
data type | Default Value |
---|---|
CHAR | NULL |
VARCHAR | NULL |
STRING | NULL |
INTEGER | Zero |
SMALLINT | Zero |
FLOAT | Zero |
SMALLFLOAT | Zero |
DECIMAL | NULL |
MONEY | NULL |
DATE | 1899-12-31 (= Zero in number of days) |
DATETIME | NULL |
INTERVAL | NULL |
TEXT | NULL, must use LOCATE |
BYTE | NULL, must use LOCATE |