Lval Function

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Function:	Converts string representation of a value into 32-bit value (dword or long).
Syntax:	lval(byref sourcestr as string) as dword
See Also:	str, lstr, stri, lstri, bin, lbin, hex, lhex, val

Part	Description
sourcestr	String to convert.

Details

Recognizes &b (binary) and &h (hexadecimal) prefixes. Can be invoked implicitly, through the dword_var= string_var expression (see example below). Compiler is smart enough to pre-calculate constant-only expressions involving implicit use of lval function.

Examples

dim d as word

dim l as long

dim s as string

s = "4294967295"

d = lval(s) 'explicit invocation, result will be 4294967295

l = lval(s) '

d = s 'implicit invocation, result will be -1 (4294967295 -> &hFFFFFFFF -> -1 for signed variable)

d = "2402" 'be calculated at compilation -- no actual lval function invokation will be here