New Example 2: Arrays and Initialisation 

    ' Create an array of 10 bytes, all initialised to zero
    Dim DataList(10) As Byte = 0          ' <<< Dim on an array, with an initial value applied to every element

    ' Create a word array with no initial values
    Dim WordList(4) As Word

    DataList(1) = 15
    WordList(0) = 1024

Key line: Dim DataList(10) As Byte = 0 — declares a 10-element Byte array and initialises every element to 0, guaranteeing its starting contents even on chip families that do not zero-initialise RAM.

Note: on chip families that do not zero-initialise by default (see the table under "Dim" above), WordList will contain unknown values until written to; only DataList is guaranteed zero here because it is explicitly initialised.

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