WBin
 
Returns the binary WString (Unicode) representation of a number

Syntax
Usage

result = WBin( number [, digits] )

Parameters

number
A whole number or expression evaluating to a whole number.
digits
Optional number of digits to return.

Return Value

Returns a binary WString representation of number, truncated or padded with zeros ("0") to fit the number of digits, if specified.

Description

Returns a WString (Unicode) representing the binary value of the integer number. Binary digits range from 0 to 1.

If you specify digits > 0, the result wstring will be exactly that length. It will be truncated or padded with zeros on the left, if necessary.

The length of the returned string will not be longer than the maximum number of digits required for the type of expression (32 for a Long, 64 for floating point or LongInt)

Example

Print WBin(54321)
Print WBin(54321, 5)
Print WBin(54321, 20)

will produce the output:

1101010000110001
10001
00001101010000110001
Platform Differences

  • Unicode strings are not supported in the DOS port of FreeBASIC.


Dialect Differences

  • Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Wbin.

Differences from QB

  • New to FreeBASIC

See also