FGET$

Syntax	FGET$ [(#channel)]
Location	BTool

This function reads a string in internal format from a specified channel (default #1) and returns the string.

A string is stored internally as a two byte integer (see FGET%) specifying the length of the string followed by the characters of the string itself.

Example

100 OPEN_NEW#3,ram1_test
110 PRINT#3,MKS$("Hello World.")
120 FPOS_A#3,0
130 PRINT FGET$(#3)
140 CLOSE#3
150 DELETE ram1_test

CROSS-REFERENCE

GET, FGETB, FGET%, FGETL, MKS$. FPUT$ writes a string in internal format. CVS$ converts a string into its internal format.