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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">CStr Function</title>
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<bookmark_value>CStr function</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3146958" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03101000.xhp" name="CStr Function">CStr Function</link></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3147574" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Converts any numeric expression to a string expression.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3148473" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax:</paragraph>
<bascode>
<paragraph id="par_id3145315" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US">CStr (Expression)</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3153062" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153897" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">String</paragraph>
<paragraph id="hd_id3154760" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Parameters:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3149457" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Expression:</emph> Any valid string or numeric expression that you want to convert.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="hd_id3150358" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Expression Types and Conversion Returns</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3153192" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Boolean :</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3156422" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">String that evaluates to either <emph>True</emph> or <emph>False</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3147287" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Date :</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3155411" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">String that contains the date and time.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3147428" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Null :</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3153953" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Empty :</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3155306" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">String without any characters.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3149260" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Any :</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3152938" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Corresponding number as string.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3155738" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Zeros at the end of a floating-point number are not included in the returned string.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3154729" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Example:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1206743296" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Sub ExampleCSTR</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1206742192" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim sVar As String</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1206741088" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox CDbl(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1206739936" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox CInt(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1206738784" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox CLng(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1206737632" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox CSng(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1206736480" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> sVar = CStr(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1206735328" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox sVar</paragraph>
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