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  <identifier> = RECORD
                   [ <field list> ]
                 END
 
  Description
 
    The keyword RECORD declares a record and specifies zero or more
    fields. Each field declaration consists of an identifier, a
    colon, and a type. A field declaration is similar to a variable
    declaration. Separate multiple fields with semicolons. Unlike
    arrays, records can store dissimilar data types.
 
    Every record has an optional field called a variant field. A
    variant field, if it exists, is always the last field of a record;
    it allows one field to store one of several data types. The
    variant part is similar to a CASE statement. The compiler sets
    aside enough memory to hold the largest data type that the
    resulting variant field can hold.
 
  See also:  ARRAY, Data Types Hierarchy, Variant Record