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CByte Function

Converts a string or a numeric expression to the Byte type.

Syntax:


Cbyte( expression As Variant) As Byte

Return value:

Byte

Parameters:

Expression: Any string or a numeric expression that can be evaluated to a number. Decimal values are rounded to the nearest tenth. Valid values range from 0 to 256.

Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

6 Overflow

Example:


  Sub CByte-example
      Print CByte( expression := "17"/2 + 7.44), CByte(EMPTY), CByte(PI)
      ' Above expressions are computed as 16, 0 and 3
  End Sub