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ICAM Virtual Machine ® Virtual Machine Reference, Model Customization
Simulation Macro Functions, Conversion Functions
4.4.5.7 Conversion Functions
$FATOF Conversion string to real
$FCVINT Conversion to whole number
$FCVREAL Conversion to number
$FMAJOR Conversion to major word (record)
$FMINOR Conversion to minor word
Conversion functions take arguments of one type and return arguments of a different type. String
conversion functions are listed in the section following this one.
The $FATOF Function
result=$FATOF(s)
Returns: Numeric
This function converts a string s to a number. This can be useful, for example, when you wish to
convert text in a NC block to a number that can be used in calculations.
The $FCVINT Function
result=$FCVINT(a)
Returns: Numeric
This function converts arguments of type LOGICAL, KEYWORD and REAL to a whole number.
Logical arguments return a value of zero if $FALSE and a value of one if $TRUE. Minor
words return a value equivalent to the integer code. Numeric variables are evaluated the same as
with the $FINT function (i.e., the value is truncated to a whole number).
The $FCVREAL Function
result=$FCVREAL(a)
Returns: Numeric
This function converts arguments of type LOGICAL, KEYWORD and REAL to a number.
Logical arguments return a value of zero if $FALSE and a value of one if $TRUE. Minor words
return a value equivalent to the integer code. Numeric variables are returned as-is.
The $FMAJOR Function
result=$FMAJOR(class,subclass)
Returns: Record
This first form of the $FMAJOR function rounds the class and subclass numeric arguments to
the nearest whole number and returns an argument of type RECORD. The “class subclass”
combination need not exist as a known major word or record type.
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