Val

Purpose

Returns the numeric value of a string argument.

Syntax

Val (StringExpression)

StringExpression

Any string that represents a number.

If StringExpression contains the decimal point character, Val returns a floating-point value; otherwise, Val returns an integer value.

Example

Sub Main()

'this program converts string "50" into a number and then uses the number in a math calculation

Dim s As String

Dim num As Integer

s = "50"

num = Val(s)

Print "The numeric value of 's' times 5 is: ",num *5

End Sub