Returns a wide-character string representation of a number or ASCII character string
Syntax
Usage
result = WStr( number )
or
result = WStr( string )
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
#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
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
See also