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AS

Summary

AS Get numbers from BINARY!

Category

Categoryname

Usage

AS type value

Arguments

type - DATATYPE! value - designated value

Refinements

This method has no refinements

Description

AS Not completely clear how this is used in usermode code. As an example AS BINARY! is mentioned but this is not traceble in any published code

Example Code

it: 42.0
write/line pick unportable as binary! it 1
write/line pick unportable as binary! it size-of it

rows= 100
columns= 100
let memory binary! (to natural! rows) * columns * size-of floater!
poke memory 1 123
write unportable as floater! memory

Result:

6.07700744384733249e-322

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