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CStrToVal()

Converts a character string to a value of specific data type.

Syntax

CStrToVal( <cString>, <cValtype> ) --> xValue

Arguments

<cString>

This is a character string to be converted to a value of a different data type.

<cValtype>

This is a single letter indicating the data type of the return value. The letters C, D, L, M, N, P and U are supported. Refer to function Valtype() for data type encoding.

Return

The function returns the converted value. If <cValtype> is not supported by CStrToVal(), a runtime error is raised.

Info

See also:	CStr(), StoD(), Val(), Valtype(), ValToPrg(), ValToPrgExp()
Category:	Conversion functions , xHarbour extensions
Source:	rtl\cstr.prg
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll