CVShort
 
Converts an two byte string to a short variable

Syntax
Usage

result = CVShort( str )

Parameters

str
A String exactly two bytes in length with a binary copy of a short variable stored in it.

Return Value

Returns a Short variable to copy the binary copy of a short to.

Description

Does a binary copy from a 2-byte-string to a Short variable. The result will have a sense only if the string contained a correctly formatted Short, as the one generated by MKShort

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

Example

Dim a As Short, b As String
a=4534
b=MKShort(a)
Print a, CVShort(b)
Sleep

Dialect Differences

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

Differences from QB

  • New to FreeBASIC

Differences from QB

  • In QBasic this function is called CVI

See also