rspec/rules/S1663/vb6/rule.adoc

== Why is this an issue?

Declaring a variable without specifying its data type leaves the compiler to assign the type that seems the most appropriate - whether it's what you need or not. Therefore you should always specify the data type.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,vb6]
----
Const MyVar = "459"
'...
Dim NumberOfEmployees
----


=== Compliant solution

[source,vb6]
----
Const MyVar as String = "459"
'...
Dim NumberOfEmployees As Integer
----

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'''
== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

Specify the data type for XXX


endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]
migrate rule descriptions to new education format 2023-05-03 11:06:20 +02:00			`== Why is this an issue?`

Restructure one-lang rspecs 2021-04-28 16:49:39 +02:00			`Declaring a variable without specifying its data type leaves the compiler to assign the type that seems the most appropriate - whether it's what you need or not. Therefore you should always specify the data type.`

Fix the missing default metadata fields 2021-04-28 18:08:03 +02:00
migrate rule descriptions to new education format 2023-05-03 11:06:20 +02:00			`=== Noncompliant code example`
Restructure one-lang rspecs 2021-04-28 16:49:39 +02:00
RULEAPI-661: Add syntax coloring 2022-02-04 17:28:24 +01:00			`[source,vb6]`
Restructure one-lang rspecs 2021-04-28 16:49:39 +02:00			`----`
			`Const MyVar = "459"`
			`'...`
			`Dim NumberOfEmployees`
			`----`

Fix the missing default metadata fields 2021-04-28 18:08:03 +02:00
migrate rule descriptions to new education format 2023-05-03 11:06:20 +02:00			`=== Compliant solution`
Restructure one-lang rspecs 2021-04-28 16:49:39 +02:00
RULEAPI-661: Add syntax coloring 2022-02-04 17:28:24 +01:00			`[source,vb6]`
Restructure one-lang rspecs 2021-04-28 16:49:39 +02:00			`----`
			`Const MyVar as String = "459"`
			`'...`
			`Dim NumberOfEmployees As Integer`
			`----`
Fix the missing default metadata fields 2021-04-28 18:08:03 +02:00
RULEAPI-666: Migrate the "List of parameters", "Highlighting" and "Message" fields from jira RSPEC (#346) 2021-09-20 15:38:42 +02:00			`ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]`

			`'''`
			`== Implementation Specification`
			`(visible only on this page)`

Inline adoc when include has no additional value (#1940) Inline adoc files when they are included exactly once. Also fix language tags because this inlining gives us better information on what language the code is written in. 2023-05-25 14:18:12 +02:00			`=== Message`

			`Specify the data type for XXX`

RULEAPI-666: Migrate the "List of parameters", "Highlighting" and "Message" fields from jira RSPEC (#346) 2021-09-20 15:38:42 +02:00
			`endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]`