Converts an two byte string to a short variable
Syntax
Usage
result = CVShort( str )
Parameters
str
A
String exactly two bytes in length with a binary copy of a short variable stored in it.
Return Value
Returns a
Short variable to copy the binary copy of a short to.
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
Dialect Differences
- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Cvshort.
Differences from QB
Differences from QB
- In QBasic this function is called CVI
See also