CAST

int  = CAST( number AS REAL ) AS INTEGER

real = CAST( number AS INTEGER ) AS REAL

Copies the contents of a REAL or INTEGER to a different type of the same size casting the contents of one type to another while preserving the "raw" bit contents..

Example:

DIM r AS REAL

DIM i AS INTEGER

r = 1.23

i = CAST( r )

PRINT FORMAT( "r = %1.2f --> i = 0x%08X / %d", r, i, i ),

' This will produce the following output:

r = 1.23 --> i = 0x3F9D70A4 / 1067282596