CSHORT

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgCshort
• Last revised: 2016-03-12

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Converts numeric or string expression to an integer (Short)

Syntax

declare function Cshort ( byval expression as datatype ) as short

Type typename

declare operator cast ( ) as short

End Type

Usage

result = Cshort( numeric expression )
result = Cshort( string expression )
result = Cshort( user defined type )

Parameters

expression

a numeric, string, or pointer expression to cast to a Short value

datatype

any numeric, string, or pointer data type

typename

a user defined type

Return Value

A Short value.

Description

The Cshort function rounds off the decimal part and returns a 16-bit Short value. The function does not check for an overflow, and results are undefined for values which are less than -32 768 or larger than 32 767.

The name can be explained as 'Convert to Short'.

If the argument is a string expression, it is converted to numeric by using Valint.

Examples

start GeSHi

' Using the CSHORT function to convert a numeric value

'Create an SHORT variable
Dim numeric_value As Short

'Convert a numeric value
numeric_value = CShort(-4500.66)

'Print the result, should return -4501
Print numeric_value
Sleep

end GeSHi

Dialect Differences

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

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

See also

• Cbyte
• Cubyte
• Cushort
• Cint
• Cuint
• Clng
• Culng
• Clngint
• Culngint
• Csng
• Cdbl

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