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VAL

Syntax​

VAL( string )

Description​

VAL converts a string to a decimal number. For example, VAL("10") will return 10. The function parses the string from the left and returns the longest number it can read, stopping at the first non-suitable charater it finds. Incidentally, this function is the opposite of STR , which converts a number to a string.

Example​

DIM a$(20)

a$ = "20xa211"

b =

  VAL(a$)

PRINT a$, b

20xa211   20

Differences from other BASICs​

  • None from Visual BASIC
  • similar to formatting directives DEC, HEX in PBASIC

See also​