WStr
Returns a wide-character string representation of a number or ASCII character string
Syntax
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Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As Byte ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As UByte ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As Short ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As UShort ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As Long ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As ULong ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As LongInt ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As ULongInt ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As Single ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal n As Double ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByRef str As Const String ) As WString
Declare Function WStr ( ByVal str As Const WString Ptr ) As WString
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Usage
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result = WStr( number )
or
result = WStr( string )
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Parameters
`number`
Numeric expression to convert to a wide-character string.
`string`
String expression to convert to a wide-character string.
Return Value
Returns the wide-character representation of the numeric or string expression.
Description
`WStr` converts numeric variables to their wide-character string representation. It is the wide-character equivalent to `Str`.
`WStr` also converts ASCII character strings to Unicode character strings. If a wide-character string is given, that string is returned unmodified.
Example
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#if defined( __FB_WIN32__ )
#include "windows.bi"
#endif
Dim zs As ZString * 20
Dim ws As WString * 20
zs = "Hello World"
ws = WStr(zs)
#if defined( __FB_WIN32__ )
MessageBox(null, ws, WStr("Unicode 'Hello World'"), MB_OK Or MB_ICONINFORMATION)
#else
Print ws
Print WStr("Unicode 'Hello World'")
#endif
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Platform Differences

- DOS does not support `WStr`.

Dialect Differences

- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias `__Wstr`.

Differences from QB

- New to FreeBASIC

See also

- `Str`
- `WString`