CVLongInt
Converts an eight byte string to a long integer variable
Syntax
`
Declare Function CVLongInt ( ByRef str As Const String ) As LongInt
`
Usage
`
result = CVLongInt( str )
`
Parameters
`str`
A String exactly eight bytes in length with a binary copy of a long integer variable stored in it.
Return Value
A LongInt variable to copy the binary copy of a long integer to.
Description
Does a binary copy from an 8-byte-string to a longint variable. The result will have a sense only if the string contained a correctly formatted longint, as the one generated by `MKLongInt`
This function is useful to read numeric values from buffers without using a `Type` definition.
Example
`
Dim a As LongInt, b As String
a=4534
b=MKLongInt(a)
Print a, CVLongInt(b)
Sleep
`
Dialect Differences

- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias `__Cvlongint`.

Differences from QB

- New to FreeBASIC

Differences from QB

- New to FreeBASIC

See also

- `MKLongInt`