SAdd
Returns a pointer to a string variable's data
Syntax
`
Declare Function Overload SAdd ( ByRef str As String ) As ZString Ptr
Declare Function SAdd ( ByRef str As WString ) As ZString Ptr
Declare Function SAdd ( ByRef str As ZString ) As ZString Ptr
`
Usage
`
result = SAdd( str )
`
Parameters
`str`
the string expression or variable to get the address of
Return Value
A pointer to the data associated with `str`.
Description
Returns the memory offset of the string data in the string variable.
Example
`
Dim s As String
Print SAdd(s)
s = "hello"
Print SAdd(s)
s = "abcdefg, 1234567, 54321"
Print SAdd(s)
`
Differences from QB

- QB returned an integer instead of a pointer.

See also

- `StrPtr`
- `VarPtr`
- `ProcPtr`