CVShort
Converts an two byte string to a short variable
result = CVShort( str )
Does a binary copy from a 2-byte-string to a Short variable. The result will have a sense only if the string contained a correctly formatted Short, as the one generated by MKShort
This function is useful to read numeric values from buffers without using a Type definition.
Syntax
Usage
result = CVShort( str )
Parameters
Return Value
Description
Does a binary copy from a 2-byte-string to a Short variable. The result will have a sense only if the string contained a correctly formatted Short, as the one generated by MKShort
This function is useful to read numeric values from buffers without using a Type definition.
Example
Dim a As Short, b As String
a=4534
b=MKShort(a)
Print a, CVShort(b)
Sleep
a=4534
b=MKShort(a)
Print a, CVShort(b)
Sleep
Dialect Differences
- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Cvshort.
Differences from QB
- New to FreeBASIC
Differences from QB
- In QBasic this function is called CVI
See also
