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Val

Calculate numerical value of a string.

Declaration

Source position: system.fpd line 49

procedure Val(

  const S: String;

  var V;

  var Code: Word

);

Description

Val converts the value represented in the string S to a numerical value, and stores this value in the variable V, which can be of type Longint, Real and Byte. If the conversion isn't succesfull, 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.

Errors

If the conversion doesn't succeed, the value of Code indicates the position where the conversion went wrong.

See also

Str

  

Convert a numerical value to a string.

Example

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.