%UNSIGNED

Return the unsigned binary value of a numeric expression

WSupported on Windows

USupported on Unix

VSupported on OpenVMS

NSupported in Synergy .NET

value = %UNSIGNED(expression)

Return value

value

The unsigned binary value of expression. (n)

Arguments

expression

A numeric expression. (n)

Discussion

%UNSIGNED returns an unsigned value for the specified expression. For noninteger variables, the routine operates the same as %ABS. Literals are treated as integers. Negative 4-byte integers on 32-bit machines are returned as positive i8 variables. Negative i8 integers always generate an “Arithmetic operand exceeds maximum size” error ($ERR_BIGNUM).

Examples

In the following example, jvar is set to 254.

record
    ivar        ,i1     ,-2
    jvar        ,i4
proc
    jvar = %unsigned(ivar)
    .
    .
    .