numToByte

Type

function

Summary

Returns the byte corresponding to a numeric value in the range 0-255.

Syntax

the numToByte of <numericValue>

numToByte(<numericValue>)

Description

Use the byteToNum function to translate numbers into their byte equivalents, or to interpret a byte (such as a control character) that can't be displayed.

The numToByte function is the inverse of the byteToNum function.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
numericValue		An integer between zero and 255, or an expression that evaluates to such an integer.

Examples

numToByte(65) -- returns a byte with numeric value 65

numToByte(0) -- returns a byte with numeric value 0

Value

Name	Type	Description
return		The numToByte function returns a single byte.

Related

function: uniEncode, binaryEncode, byteToNum, charToNum, base64Encode, macToISO, toUpper, ISOToMac, toLower, binaryDecode

property: extendKey, charSet, HTMLText, useUnicode

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 4.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile