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C#

Ahmed M
Ahmed M
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Posted by Ahmed M
Ahmed M
4,008 Points

how does the program know what is the first "Tower"s data type is

"Tower tower = new tower" how does the program know what is the first "Tower"s data type is

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

The first "Tower" (with capital "T) is the type. Then "tower" in lower case is the variable name.

Ahmed M
Ahmed M
4,008 Points
Ahmed M
Ahmed M
4,008 Points

ok but how does the program know what is the data type

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

It recognizes ("remembers") the identifier because it was previously defined.