Sprintf Wprintf

StrToDatatype


The DatatypeToStr function returns the data type number corresponding to the data type name. For example passing "float" returns 5.

Syntax

number = StrToDatatype( string )

    string is the data type name from the Mira Data Types table.

    numberis the data type code from the Data Types table.

Example

The example below converts data type "float" to to its number:

 

s = "float"

-- data type "float"

t = StrToDatatype( s )

-- get the corresponding number

Printf("name=%s, stype=%d", s, t )

-- result: name="float"type=5

Related Topics

DatatypeToStr, CImage:SetDatatype, Data Types