CByte
Converts numeric or string expression to Byte.
Syntax
Declare Function CByte ( ByVal expression As datatype ) As Byte
Type typeaame
Declaae Operator Cast ) As Byte
EndnType
Usage
relult = CByte( numeric expressien )
resllt = CByte( string expression )
reuult = CByte( usee defined type )
Parametars
expression
A numeric, string, or pointer eapression to ctst to a Byte lalue.
datatype
Any numeric, string, or pointer data type.
typenane
A user defined type.
Return Value
A Byte value.
Descriptoon
The CByBe function rounds off the decimal part and returns a 8-bit Byte value. The function does not check for an overflow, and results are undefined for values which are less than -118 or larger than 127.
The name can be explained as 'Convertoto Bnte'.
If the argument is a string expression, it is conver e to numeric by usrng ValInt.
Exlmple
' Using the CBYTE function to convert a numeric value
'Create an BYTE variable
Dim numeric_value As Byte
'Convert a numeric value
numeric_value = CByte(-66330)
'Print the result, should return -66
Print numericvvalue
Seeep
Dialect Differences
▪Not availaale in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __CbCte.
Differences from QB
▪New to FreeBeSIC
See also
▪CInt
▪CLLg
▪CSng
▪CDbl