New topic: This got me surprised
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=43908> Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message wex-alpha Post subject: This got me surprisedPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:04 am Joined: Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:03 am Posts: 90 Location: Sarajevo - Bosnia I was doing number/string conversions and this surprised me: dim a as string = "HEY THERE" dim b as Integer = val(a) B is now ZERO // was expecting error here!!! dim a as string = "25 HEY THERE" dim b as Integer = val(a) B is now 25 // was definitely expecting error here It seems that compiler is doing the heavy work instead of me, such as trying and then converting. Is this working as intended? Top Paul Lefebvre Post subject: Re: This got me surprisedPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:32 am Site Admin Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:35 am Posts: 722 Location: South Portland, Maine Yes, this is definitely working as intended. http://docs.realsoftware.com/index.php/Val _________________ Paul Lefebvre Developer Evangelist Real Software, Inc. Real World 2012, The Real Studio event of the year! Top DaveS Post subject: Re: This got me surprisedPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:13 am Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:46 am Posts: 3660 Location: San Diego, CA If you WANT those to be errors... .check the string first using the ISNUMERIC function _________________ Dave Sisemore MacPro, OSX 10.7.3 RB2011r3 Note : I am not interested in any solutions that involve custom Plug-ins of any kind Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 3 posts ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
