Futurebasic/Language/Reference/binstring

Bin$

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Function

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Syntax

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binString$ = bin$( expr )

Description

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This function returns a string of zeros and ones representing the binary value of expr, in "two's-complement integer" format (this is the native format in which integers are stored in FB). If defstr byte is in effect, an 8-character string will be returned. If defstr word is in effect, a 16-character string will be returned. If defstr long is in effect, a 32-character string will be returned.

Example

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The chart below shows the results of bin$ on some integer values. (If a non-integer expr is used, bin$ converts it to an integer before generating the string.) The chart assumes that defstr word is in effect. The chart below shows the results of bin$ on some integer values. (If a non-integer expr is used, bin$ converts it to an integer before generating the string.) The chart assumes that defstr word is in effect.

expr bin$(expr)
1 0000000000000001
-1 1111111111111111
256 0000000100000000
-256 1111111100000000

To convert a string of binary digits into an integer, use the following technique:

intVar = val&( "&X" + binaryString$ )

intVar can be a (signed or unsigned) byte variable, short-integer variable or long-integer variable. Byte variables can handle a binaryString$ up to 8 characters in length; short-integer variables can handle a binaryString$ up to 16 characters in length; long-integer variable can handle a binaryString$ up to 32 characters in length.

Notes

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No special notes.

See Also

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hex$; oct$; UNS$; destr byte/word/long; Appendix C: Data Types and Data Representation

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