Val
Converts a string to a floating point number
Syntax
`
Declare Function Val ( ByRef str As Const String ) As Double
Declare Function Val ( ByRef str As Const WString ) As Double
`
Usage
`
result = Val( strnum )
`
Parameters
`strnum`
the string containing a number to convert
Return Value
Returns a converted `Double` precision number
If the first character of the string is invalid, `Val` will return `0`.
Description
`Val("10")` will return `10.0`, and `Val("10.10")` will return `10.1`. The function parses the string from the left, skipping any white space, and returns the longest number it can read, stopping at the first non-suitable character it finds. Scientific notation is recognized, with `"D"` or `"E"` used to specify the exponent.
`Val` can be used to convert integer numbers in binary / octal / hexadecimal format, if they have the relevant identifier (`"&B"` / `"&O"` / `"&H"`) prefixed, for example: `Val("&HFF")` returns `255`.
Note:
If you want to get an integer value from a string, consider using `ValInt` or `ValLng` instead. They are faster, since they don't use floating-point numbers, and only `ValLng` provides full 64-bit precision for `LongInt` types.
If you want to convert a number into string format, use the `Str` function.
Example
`
Dim a As String, b As Double
a = "2.1E+30xa211"
b = Val(a)
Print a, b
`

    2.1E+30xa211   2.1e+030

Differences from QB

- None

See also

- `CDbl`
- `ValInt`
- `ValUInt`
- `ValLng`
- `ValULng`
- `Str`
- `Chr`
- `Asc`