Converts a string in a field to a short integer variable
| Call | |
| #include <vv_short.h> | |
| int dc_toshort(stp, datap, dfldp, cvbufp) | |
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UCHAR *stp |
Pointer to string with user's field input |
| PTR *datap | Pointer to variable to receive converted field input |
| DFIELDPTR dfldp | Pointer to a data field structure |
| PTR *cvbufp | Pointer to a data conversion buffer |
| Returns | |
| 1 | Success. This is the only return value for this function |
| Description
dc_toshort() makes a copy of the input string in the conversion buffer. All embedded blanks and thousands separators are deleted from the buffer, and the resulting string is converted to a short integer value. The short integer value is then placed in the data variable. |
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| Related Functions | |
| Cautions
No error checking is performed on the input string. The function dc_toshort() assumes that vf_short() has already validated the string. |
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