MKL

FreeBASIC

MKL
 
Does a binary copy from a Long variable to a String, setting its length to 4 bytes

Syntax

Declare Function MKL ( ByVal number As Long ) As String

Usage

result = MKL( number )

Parameters

number
A Long variable to binary copy to a String.

Return Value

Returns a String with a binary copy of the Long.

Description

Does a binary copy from a Long variable to a String, setting its length to 4 bytes. The resulting string can be read back to a Long by CVL.

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

Example

Dim a As Long, b As String
a = 4534
b = MKL(a)
Print a, CVL(b)
Sleep


Dialect Differences

  • 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.

Differences from QB

  • None

See also