Returns a string representation of a number, boolean or Unicode character string
Syntax
Usage
result = Str[$]( number )
or
result = Str( string )
Parameters
number
Numeric expression to convert to a string.
string
String expression to convert to a string.
Description
Str converts numeric variables to their string representation. Used this way it is the
String equivalent to
WStr applied to numeric variables, and the opposite of the
Val function, which converts a string into a number.
Str converts boolean variables to their string representation "false" / "true".
Str also converts Unicode character strings to ASCII character strings. Used this way it does the opposite of
WStr. If an ASCII character string is given, that string is returned unmodified.
Example
Dim a As Integer
Dim b As String
a = 8421
b = Str(a)
Print a, b
Dialect Differences
- In the -lang qb dialect, Str will left pad a positive number with a space.
- The string type suffix "$" 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).
Platform Differences
- DOS version/target of FreeBASIC does not support the wide-character string version of Str.
Differences from QB
- QB does not support the wide-character string version of Str.
See also