VARKON Version 1.15 1997-10-24

inint - Function

Read integer from file


Description

Reads an integer string from an open file or pipe.

Syntax

inint(f, width)

FILE	f;
INT	width;

Principal parameters

f	- A filevariable accociated with a file open for read or update (R or U)

Optional parameters

width

- Number of characters to read. If not specified inint reads as many characters as needed.

Return value

The INT value read.

Examples

With the following line of data

"1 2345ABC"

consecutive calls to inint would read as follows.....

inint(f) = 1

inint(f, 2) = 2

inint(f) = 345

inint(f) = Undefined, error code in iostat()