SADD

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgSadd
• Last revised: 2019-09-29

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Returns a pointer to a string variable's data

Syntax

declare function Sadd ( byref str as string ) as Zstring ptr
declare function Sadd ( byref str as Wstring ) as Wstring ptr
declare function Sadd ( byref str as Zstring ) as Zstring ptr

Usage

` result = Sadd( str )

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Parameters

str

the string expression or variable to get the address of

Return Value

A pointer to the data associated with str.

Description

Returns the memory offset of the string data in the string variable.

Examples

start GeSHi

Dim s As String

Print SAdd(s)
s = "hello"
Print SAdd(s)
s = "abcdefg, 1234567, 54321"
Print SAdd(s)

end GeSHi

Differences from QB

• QB returned an integer instead of a pointer.

See also

• Strptr
• Varptr
• Procptr

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