# L2BIN()

Convert Harbour numeric into signed long encoded bytes

Syntax

  L2BIN( <nNumber> ) --> cBuffer

Arguments

  <nNumber> is a numeric value to convert (decimal digits are ignored).

Returns

  L2BIN() return four bytes character string that contain 32 bit encoded signed long integer (least significant byte first).

Description

  L2BIN() is one of the low level binary conversion functions, those functions convert between Harbour numeric and a character representation of numeric value. L2BIN() take a numeric integer value and convert it into four bytes of encoded 32 bit signed long integer.
  You might ask what is the need for such functions, well, first of all it allow you to read/write information from/to a binary file (like extracting information from DBF header), it is also a useful way to share information from source other than Harbour (C for instance).
  L2BIN() is the opposite of BIN2L()

Status

  Ready

Compliance

  L2BIN() works exactly like CA-Clipper's L2BIN()

Files

  Library is rtl

See Also

- BIN2I()
- BIN2L()
- BIN2U()
- BIN2W()
- I2BIN()
- W2BIN()
- WORD()
- U2BIN()
- FWRITE()