Wstring (Function)
 
Fills a wstring with a certain length of a certain wide character

Syntax
Usage

result = WString( count, ch_code )
or
result = WString( count, ch )

Parameters

count
An integer specifying the length of the wstring to be created.
ch_code
An integer specifying the Unicode char to be used to fill the wstring.
ch
A wstring whose first character is to be used to fill the wstring.

Return Value

The created wstring. An empty wstring will be returned if either ch is an empty string, or count <= 0.

Description

WString generates a temporal wstring filled with count copies of an Unicode character. This string can be printed or assigned to a previously Dimed WString.

Example

Print WString( 4, 934 )         
Print WString( 5, WStr("Indeed") )   
End 0

 
Platform Differences

  • Unicode (w)strings are not supported in the DOS port of FreeBASIC

Dialect Differences

  • Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Wstring.

Differences from QB

See also

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