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STR$

The STR$() function converts any type of numeric value into string.

Function header

DECLARE FUNCTION STR$ AS STRING (number AS BYTE) SHARED STATIC INLINE
DECLARE FUNCTION STR$ AS STRING (number AS INT) OVERRIDE SHARED STATIC INLINE
DECLARE FUNCTION STR$ AS STRING (number AS WORD) OVERRIDE SHARED STATIC INLINE
DECLARE FUNCTION STR$ AS STRING (number AS LONG) OVERRIDE SHARED STATIC INLINE
DECLARE FUNCTION STR$ AS STRING (number AS FLOAT) OVERRIDE SHARED STATIC INLINE
DECLARE FUNCTION STR$ AS STRING (number AS DECIMAL) OVERRIDE SHARED STATIC INLINE

Examples

DIM msg$ AS STRING * 20
amount = 300
msg$ = "you have " + STR$(amount) + " points"

Note

When converting a DECIMAL number to string, leading zeroes will also be included. 

DIM a$ AS STRING * 4
a$ = STR$(99d)
PRINT a$ : REM will output 0099

Warning

Converting numeric types to strings can take a considerable amount of CPU cycles. The only exception is the DECIMAL type that is very quickly converted to string. Consider using the DECIMAL type if you need to output numbers where speed is crucial.