Util.Cast

Syntax

function Util.Cast(Value: variant; CastToType: integer): variant

Alternative Names

Description

Converts a value from one data type to another.

The Return Value is the Value but converted to the type given in the second parameter.

CastToType can be one of the following predefined constants:

See Also

Example

execute UDSBlock

as

declare DTValue date; /* declare strong typed date value variable */

begin

  /* StrValue becomes '10' */

  StrValue = Util.Cast(10, __typeString);

  /* IntValue becomes -1 as 'A' is not a valid integer */

  IntValue = Util.CastEx('A', __typeInteger, '-1');

  /* converts the date to a date value, as per Windows settings */

  DTValue = Util.Cast('2022/12/13', __TypeDate);

end