| value | An expression containing the bitmap to return. |
| type | The value type to return. |
| Return: | TRANSFER returns a single value. |
The TRANSFER function returns the value in the requested type. This is not a type cast because the bit-pattern stays the same.
Example:
INTEGER1 MyInt := 65; //MyInt is an integer whose value is 65
STRING1 MyVal1 := TRANSFER(MyInt,STRING1); //MyVal is "A" (ASCII 65)
INTEGER1 MyVal2 := (INTEGER)MyVal1; //MyVal2 is 0 (zero) because
// "A" is not a numeric character
OUTPUT(MyVal1); // returns A
OUTPUT(MyVal2); // returns 0 (zero)
See Also: Type Casting