MKI
Does a binary copy from an integer variable to a `String` of the same length as the size of the input variable
Syntax
`
Declare Function MKI ( ByVal number As Integer ) As String
Declare Function MKI<bits> ( ByVal number As Integer<bits> ) As String
`
Usage
`
result = MKI[$]( number )
result = MKI[$]<bits>( number )
`
Parameters
`number`
A `Integer` or `Integer<bits>` variable to binary copy to a `String`.
Return Value
Returns a `String` containing a binary copy of `number`.
Description
Does a binary copy from an `Integer` or `Integer<bits>` variable to a `String`, setting its length to the number of bytes in the type. The resulting string can be read back to an integer type using `CVI` or `CVI<bits>`.
This function is useful to write numeric values to buffers without using a `Type` definition.
`MKI` supports an optional `<bits>` parameter before the argument. If `bits` is `16`, `MKShort` will be called instead; if `bits` is `32`, `MKL` will be called; if `bits` is `64`, `MKLongInt` will be called. The length of the return value and the required `number` argument type will depend on which function is called. See each function's page for more information.
Example
`
Dim a As Integer, b As String
a=4534
b=MKI(a)
Print a, CVI(b)
`
Dialect Differences

- In the -lang qb dialect, `MKI` returns a 2-byte-string, since a QB integer is only 16 bits.
- In the -lang qb dialect, `<bits>` parameter is not supported.
- The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).

See also

- `CVI`
- `MKShort`
- `MKL`
- `MKLongInt`
- `Integer`