MKS

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgMks
• Last revised: 2020-09-12

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Does a binary copy from a single variable to a string, setting its length to 4 bytes

Syntax

` declare function Mks ( byval number as single ) as string

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Usage

` result = Mks$

`

Parameters

number

A single variable to binary copy to a string.

Return Value

Returns a string with a binary copy of the single.

Description

Does a binary copy from a Single variable to a string, setting its length to 4 bytes. The resulting string can be read back to a single by Cvs.

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

Examples

start GeSHi

Dim n As Single, e As String
n = 1.2345
e = MKS(n)
Print n, CVS(e)

end GeSHi

Dialect Differences

• The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
• The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
• The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).

Differences from QB

• None

See also

• Mki
• Mkl
• Mkd
• Cvd
• Cvi
• Cvl
• Cvs

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