Using the Auto Declare dialog

A programming object (POU or GVL) of a project is open.
1. Select the Auto Declare command in the Edit menu or in the context menu of the editor.
The dialog Auto Declare opens.
2. Select the required validity range for the variable from the Scope selection list.
3. Enter a variable name in the Name field.
4. Select the required data type from the Type selection list.
5. To use an initialization value that differs from the standard initialization value, enter an initialization value for the variable.
6. Finish your entries by clicking OK.
TwinCAT lists the newly declared variable in the declaration part of your programming object.
Using the Auto Declare dialog 1:

You can use pragmas in the declaration part to influence the processing of the declaration by the compiler. (See section “Using pragmas”)

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