Mklongint

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MKLongInt

Copies a LongInt's bytes into an 8-byte string.

Syntax

Declare Function MKLongInt ( ByVal number As LongInt ) As String

Parameters

• number

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.

Return Value

Returns a String with a binary copy of the LongInt.

Remarks

Usage

result = MKLongInt[$]( number )

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

• CVLongInt

Examples

Dim a As LongInt, b As String

a = 4534

b = MKLongInt(a)

Print a, CVLongInt(b)

Sleep

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Category: String Functions
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