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| label | **LONG(**[//initial value//]**)** | [,**DIM( )**] [,**OVER( )**] [,**NAME( )**] [,**EXTERNAL**] [,**DLL**] [,**STATIC**] |
|  |  | [,**THREAD**] [,**AUTO**] [,**PRIVATE**] [,**PROTECTED**] |

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| **LONG** | A four-byte signed integer. |

**Format: ± magnitude**

**| |................... |**

**Bits: 31 30 0**

**Range: -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647**

| //initial value// | A numeric constant. If omitted, the initial value is zero, unless the AUTO attribute is present. |
| **DIM** | Dimension the variable as an array. |
| **OVER** | Share a memory location with another variable. |
| **NAME** | Specify an alternate, "external" name for the field. |
| **EXTERNAL** | Specify the variable is defined, and its memory is allocated, in an external library. Not valid within FILE, QUEUE, or GROUP declarations. |
| **DLL** | Specify the variable is defined in a .DLL. This is required in addition to the EXTERNAL attribute. |
| **STATIC** | Specify the variable's memory is permanently allocated. |
| **THREAD** | Specify memory for the variable is allocated once for each execution thread. Also implicitly adds the STATIC attribute on Procedure Local data**.** |
| **AUTO** | Specify the variable has no //initial value//. |
| **PRIVATE** | Specify the variable is not visible outside the module containing the CLASS methods. Valid only in a CLASS. |
| **PROTECTED** | Specify the variable is not visible outside base CLASS and derived CLASS methods. Valid only in a CLASS. |

**LONG** declares a four-byte signed integer, using the Intel 8086 long integer format. The high-order bit is the sign bit (0 = positive, 1 = negative). Negative values are represented in standard two's complement notation.

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The equivalent of a Win32 LONG in Clarion.NET is the [[clalong four byte signed integer .htm|CLALONG]] type. Use of LONG in Clarion.NET programs are equivalent to the INT64 .NET data type.

**Example:**

**Count1 LONG                         !Declare four-byte signed integer**

**Count2 LONG,OVER(Count1)            !Declare OVER the four-byte signed integer**

**Count3 LONG,DIM(4)                  !Declare it an array of 4 longs**

**Count4 LONG(5)                      !Declare with initial value**

**Count5 LONG,EXTERNAL                !Declare as external**

**Count6 LONG,EXTERNAL,DLL            !Declare as external in a .DLL**

**Count7 LONG,NAME('SixCount')        !Declare with external name**

**ExampleFile FILE,DRIVER('Clarion')  !Declare a file**

**Record       RECORD**

**Count8        LONG,NAME('Counter')  !Declare with external name**

**             END**

**            END**

**See Also**: [[clarion net data type comparison chart.htm|Clarion# Data Type Comparison Chart]]