MKI

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MKI

Does a binary copy from an integer variable to a String of the same length as the size of the input variable

Syntax

Declare Function MKI ( ByVal number As Integer ) As String Declare Function MKI<bits> ( ByVal number As Integer<bits> ) As String

Usage

result = MKI[$]( number ) result = MKI[$]<bits>( number )

Parameters

number

A Integer or Integer<bits> variable to binary copy to a String.

Return Value

Returns a String containing a binary copy of number.

Description

Does a binary copy from an Integer or Integer<bits> variable to a String, setting its length to the number of bytes in the type. The resulting string can be read back to an integer type using CVI or CVI<bits>.

This function is useful to write numeric values to buffers without using a Type definition.

MKI supports an optional <bits> parameter before the argument. If bits is 16, MKShort will be called instead; if bits is 32, MKL will be called; if bits is 64, MKLongInt will be called. The length of the return value and the required number argument type will depend on which function is called. See each function's page for more information.

Example

Dim a As Integer, b As String a=4534 b=MKI(a) Print a, CVI(b)

Dialect Differences

In the -lang qb dialect, MKI returns a 2-byte-string, since a QB integer is only 16 bits.
The string type suffix "$" is obligatory in the -lang qb dialect.
The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite and -lang fb dialects.
QB did not support a <bits> parameter.