MKLONGINT
Does a binary copy from a longint variable to a string, setting its length to 8 bytes
Syntax:
Usage:
result = Mklongint[$]( number )
Parameters:
Return Value:
Description:
Does a binary copy from a Longint variable to a string, setting its length to 8 bytes. The resulting string can be read back to a longint by Cvlongint
This function is useful to write numeric values to buffers without using a Type definition.
This function is useful to write numeric values to buffers without using a Type definition.
Examples:
Dim a As LongInt, b As String
a = 4534
b = MKLongInt(a)
Print a, CVLongInt(b)
Sleep
a = 4534
b = MKLongInt(a)
Print a, CVLongInt(b)
Sleep
Dialect Differences:
- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Mklongint.
- The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).
Differences from QB:
- New to FreeBASIC
See also:
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