# altparam

Allows alternate syntax (without parentheses) for PARAMETER statements.

## Syntax

Linux: | -altparam -noaltparam

macOS: | -altparam -noaltparam

Windows: | /altparam /noaltparam

## Arguments

None

## Default

altparam | The alternate syntax for PARAMETER statements is allowed.

## Description

This option specifies that the alternate syntax for PARAMETER statements is allowed. The alternate syntax is:

    PARAMETER c = expr [, c = expr] ...

This statement assigns a name to a constant (as does the standard PARAMETER statement), but there are no parentheses surrounding the assignment list.

In this alternative statement, the form of the constant, rather than implicit or explicit typing of the name, determines the data type of the variable.

## IDE Equivalent

Visual Studio: Language > Enable Alternate PARAMETER Syntax

## Alternate Options

altparam | Linux and macOS: None Windows: /4Yaltparam
noaltparam | Linux and macOS: None Windows: /4Naltparam

Parent topic: Language Options