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Calculate numerical/enumerated value of a string.
Source position: system.fpd line 67
procedure Val( |
const S: string; |
var V; |
var Code: Word |
); |
Val converts the value represented in the string S to a numerical value or an enumerated value, and stores this value in the variable V, which can be of type Longint, Real and Byte or any enumerated type. If the conversion isn't successful, then the parameter Code contains the index of the character in S which prevented the conversion. The string S is allowed to contain spaces in the beginning.
The string S can contain a number in decimal, hexadecimal, binary or octal format, as described in the language reference. For enumerated values, the string must be the name of the enumerated value. The name is searched case insensitively.
For hexadecimal values, the prefix '0x' or 'x' (case insensitive) may be used as well.
The conversion to enumerated exists only as of version 2.3.1 (or later) of the compiler.
If the conversion doesn't succeed, the value of Code indicates the position where the conversion went wrong. The value of V is then undefined.
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Convert a numerical or enumeration value to a string. |
Program Example74; { Program to demonstrate the Val function. } Var I, Code : Integer; begin Val (ParamStr (1),I,Code); If Code<>0 then Writeln ('Error at position ',code,' : ',Paramstr(1)[Code]) else Writeln ('Value : ',I); end.