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defstr long/word/byte		statement

Syntax
defstr {long|word|byte}

Description
These statements affect the way several integer-to-string functions format their return values. Basically, they affect whether the string functions interpret their arguments as 32-bit, 16-bit or 8-bit integers. The statements are global in scope, and apply to all subsequent calls to the affected string functions, until another defstr {long|word|byte} statement is executed. When the program starts, defstr long is in effect. The following table shows how the statements affect the return values of the various string functions.

	bin$	hex$	oct$	uns$	mki$
defstr long (Default)	returns 32 characters	returns 8 characters	returns 11 characters	10 characters; adds 232 if arg < 0	returns 4 characters
defstr word	returns 16 characters	returns 4 characters	returns 6 characters	5 characters; adds 216 if arg < 0	returns 2 characters
defstr byte	returns 8 characters	returns 2 characters	returns 3 characters	3 characters; adds 256 if arg < 0	returns 1 character

When defstr byte is in effect, the string functions may not return the expected result if the integer argument lies outside of the range -255 to +255. Likewise, when defstr word is in effect, the string functions may not return the expected result if the integer argument lies outside of the range -65535 to +65535.

See also
bin; hex; oct; uns$; mki$