QBasic 1.1: CVD Function
Explanation
MKn$, CVn Functions
MKI$, MKL$, MKS$, and MKD$ convert numbers to numeric strings that can be stored in FIELD statement string variables.
CVI, CVL, CVS, and CVD convert those strings back to numbers.
Worth knowing
Useful and cross-version information about the programming environments of QBasic, QuickBasic and Visual Basic for DOS.
Syntax
| MKI$(integer-expression%) |
| MKL$(long-integer-expression&) |
| MKS$(single-precision-expression!) |
| MKD$(double-precision-expression#) |
| CVI(2-byte-numeric-string) |
| CVL(4-byte-numeric-string) |
| CVS(4-byte-numeric-string) |
| CVD(8-byte-numeric-string) |
Description / Parameter(s)
| Function |
Returns |
Function |
Returns |
| MKI$ |
A 2-byte string |
CVI |
An integer |
| MKL$ |
A 4-byte string |
CVL |
A long integer |
| MKS$ |
A 4-byte string |
CVS |
A single-precision number |
| MKD$ |
An 8-byte string |
CVD |
A double-precision number |