MBINCHARQQ

NLS Function: Performs the same function as INCHARQQ except that it can read a single multibyte character at once, and it returns the number of bytes read as well as the character.

Module: USE DFNLS

Syntax

result = MBINCHARQQ (string)

string
(Output) CHARACTER(MBLenMax). String containing the read characters, padded with blanks up to the length MBLenMax. The MBLenMax parameter, defined in the module DFNLS.F90 (in \DF98\INCLUDE), is the longest length, in bytes, of any character in any codepage installed on the system.

Results:

The result is of type INTEGER(4). The result is the number of characters read.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

See Also: INCHARQQ, MBCurMax, MBCharLen, MBLead