dim a as long   // dim var as type

dim as long b   // dim as type var

long c   // 'dim as' is optional

c = 123   // assign
long x, y, z   // declarate multiple vars
CFStringRef s1 = @"Alpha"   // declare and assign in same statement
CFArrayRef array = @[s1,s2]   // declare and assign a CFArray
CFDictionaryRef dict = @{@"key1":@"value1",@"key2":@"value2"}   // declare and assign a CFDictionary

CFDictionaryRef d = @{   // assignment of CFDictionaries
@"color":fn ColorRed,    // and CFArrays can be broken
@"size":@(12),           // into multiple lines
@"sound":@"frog"}

CGPoint pt = {100,200}   // declare and assign record (struct)

MKMapRect rMap = {{123,456},{200,300}}   // declare and assign nested records

CGRect r = (10,20,30,40)   // convenience for CGRect - omit inner curly braces

long b(5)   // declare c-type array
long c(3) = {1,2,3,4}   // declare and assign c-type array