VBS Tutorial: function-CStr Function

CStr Function

Return expression, which has been convertedStringChild typeVariant.

CStr(expression)

ExpressionThe parameter is any valid expression.

Description

Generally, code can be written using a subtype Conversion Function to show that the results of some operations should be represented as specific data types, rather than the default type. For exampleCStrForcibly express the resultString.

CStrFunction used to replaceStrFrom other data typesStringSub-types are internationally recognized for format conversion. For example, the identification of the decimal separator depends on the system's region settings.

ExpressionThe returned data is determined based on the following table:

If expression is	CStr return
Boolean	String, including True or False.
Date	StringContains the system's short date format date.
Null	Runtime error.
Empty	Zero LengthString("").
Error	StringContains the word Error with an Error number.
Other values	String, Including this number.

The following example usesCStrFunction converts a numberString:

Dim MyDouble, MyStringMyDouble = 437.324         ' MyDouble Is a double precision value.MyString = CStr(MyDouble)  ' MyString Include "437.324".