Specifications

Commands - 123
VAL
Numeric Function
SYNTAX: n = VAL(m$)
PURPOSE: To convert a string to a number.
REMARKS: The VAL function strips leading spaces from m$ before calculating the result.
A leading alphanumeric character will always cause zero to be returned, regardless of the characters
that follow the alphanumeric character.
Trailing alphanumeric characters are ignored.
RELATED: STR$, ASC, CHR$
EXAMPLE: PRINT VAL(" 98")
98
PRINT VAL("A56")
0
PRINT VAL("12BB")
12
PRINT VAL("LAST")
0
ERROR: none