Viewing a variable without recalling it, Reviewing variables in the var catalog – HP 33s User Manual

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Storing Data into Variables

3–3

Viewing a Variable without Recalling It

The

| Š

function shows you the contents of a variable without putting that

number in the X–register. The display is labeled for the variable, such as:

/
) 

In Fraction–display mode (

{ ‹

), part of the integer may be dropped. This

will be indicated by "…" at the left end of the integer.

To see the full mantissa, press

| 

. The integer part is the portion to the

left of the radix ( ) or 8 ).



| Š

is most often used in programming, but it is useful anytime you want to

view a variable's value without affecting the contents of t he stack.

To cancel the VIEW display, press

b

or

‡

once.

Reviewing Variables in the VAR Catalog

The

{ Y

(memory) function provides information about memory:

#



QQ8QQQ

where nn,nnn is the number of bytes of available memory.

Pressing the {#} menu key displays the catalog of variables.
Pressing the {} menu key displays the catalog of programs.

To review the values at any or all non–zero variables:

1. Press

{ Y

{VAR}.

2. Press

š

or

™

to move the list and display the desired variable. (Note

the ©ª annunciators, indicating that the

š

and

™

keys are active. If

Fraction–display mode is active, cd indicator will not be turned on to indicate
accuracy.)
To see all the significant digits of a number displayed in the {#} catalog,
press

| 

. (If it is a binary number with more than 12 digits, use the

˜

and

—

keys to see the rest.)

3. To copy a displayed variable from the catalog to the X–register, press

‘

.

4. To clear a variable to zero, press

{ c

while it is displayed in the

catalog.

5. Press

‡

to cancel the catalog.

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