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<B>VAL Numeric Value of a String</B>
<U>y</U> = <B>VAL</B>(<U>stringexpr</U>)
Returns the numeric value represented by a string expression.
<U>stringexpr</U> A string expression.
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<B>Notes:</B> VAL attempts to extract a number from the first characters
of its argument. In doing so, it ignores leading blanks,
tabs, and line feeds, and treats a single hyphen as
signifying negation. For example, VAL(" -32 Main
Street") returns -32.
If the first character in the argument (or the first
character following all space and tab characters) is a
letter, VAL returns 0. Thus, for example, VAL("Yomama")
returns 0.
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<B>See Also:</B>
<A HREF="ng5456.html">ASC</A>
<A HREF="ng2f606.html">STR$</A>
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