Type conversion functions

• str
• toLong
  
• toDouble
  

str   

Syntax

strvalue  = str( string_number )

Parameter description:

Name	Type	Description
string_number	integer or double	value to be converted to a string

Return value: strvalue = value converted to string

Code example:

Get a string from the value 100+23 (Result = "123" )

print str( 100 + 23 )

toLong  

Syntax:

retstr = toLong( instring ) 

Parameter description:

Name	Type	Description
instring	string	string that represents the number

Return value: Integer value created from numbers in string (Characters allowed 0..9).

Code example:

Convert the string "123" to an integer value.

print toLong( "123" )

toDouble 

Syntax:

dval = toDouble( instring ) 

Parameter description:

Name	Type	Description
instring	string	String to retrieve double value from

Return value: Double value created from numbers in string (Characters allowed 0..9).

Code example:

Convert the string "12.34E11" to a double value..

print left( "12.34E11" )