RECORDS (Records/Structs) are programmer-defined data types that allow encapsulating related information under a single unit. Discover how to improve the readability and structure of your algorithms with this fundamental tool.

# Introduction to Records

Records are structures that group elements of different types (unlike arrays). They allow handling related data under a single identity, facilitating abstraction and the path to Object-Oriented Programming.

RECORD record_name
START
    data_type field1
    data_type field2
END

# Example: Salary Calculation

We define a EmployeeRec record with ID, name, and amount. This allows accessing all employee information through a single variable.

# Field Access

To access the fields, we use the dot operator .:

# Array of Records

Each position in the array corresponds to a complete record.

# Practice Exercises

RECORD Book
  STRING title, author, color; INTEGER year
END_RECORD
FOR i = 0 TO 2
  READ books[i].title

RECORD Product
  INTEGER code; STRING desc; DECIMAL price
END_RECORD

IF (hotel[h].status == "Available") THEN
  PRINT hotel[h].number

RECORD Employee
  Branch branch
  Area area
END_RECORD

In the next article we will see recursion, an important topic for dealing with problems of a recursive nature.