CUShortfunction

Converts numeric or string expression to an unsigned integer (UShort)

Syntax

Declare Function CUShort ( ByVal expression As datatype ) As UShort

Type typename

Declare Operator Cast ( ) As UShort

End Type

Parameters

Name		Description
`expression`		a numeric, string, or pointer expression to cast to a `UShort` value
`datatype`		any numeric, string, or pointer data type
`typename`		a user defined type

Return value

A UShort value.

Description

The CUShort function rounds off the decimal part and returns a 16-bit UShort value. The function does not check for an overflow, and results are undefined for values which are less than 0 or larger than 65 535.

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

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

Remarks

Usage



result = CUShort( numeric expression )

result = CUShort( string expression )

result = CUShort( user defined type )

Dialect Differences

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

Differences from QB

New to FreeBASIC

Example

' Using the CUSHORT function to convert a numeric value



'Create an USHORT variable

Dim numeric_value As UShort



'Convert a numeric value

numeric_value = CUShort(36000.4)



'Print the result, should return 36000

Print numeric_value

Sleep

Reference

Documented in KeyPgCushort.html