%RToStr function

Function

The function converts a real number to a text (string).

Declaration

REAL %RToStr(
   REAL in real, 
   [,  TEXT in  mask]
 )

Parameters

real	Number.
mask	Conversion mask.

Example

The function converts the real number given by the expression real to a text according to the mask. If any mask is not entered, the given number is converted with maximal accuracy.

%RToStr(1.256, "###.##") ; returns the value of 1.26

Note

The conversion %RToStr converts the negative zero (IEEE 754), which is a real number, to the string "0.0000". The number of zeros after the decimal point is defined by the mask.