uCalc API Version: 5.7.0-preview.1 Released: 7/30/2026

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ValueStr

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Examples

Passing arg ByHandle to retrieve meta data such as arg data type; and AnyType

ID: 13

				
					using uCalcSoftware;

var uc = new uCalc();

static void DisplayArgs(uCalc.Callback cb) {
   for (int x = 1; x <= cb.ArgCount(); x++) {
      Console.WriteLine(cb.ArgItem(x).ValueStr() + "  Type: " + cb.ArgItem(x).DataType.Name);
   }
}

uc.DefineFunction("DisplayArgs(ByHandle Arg As AnyType ...)", DisplayArgs);
uc.Eval("DisplayArgs(5, 3+2*#i, 'Hello', True, False, Int16(5+4.1))");
				
			
5  Type: double
3+2i  Type: complex
Hello  Type: string
true  Type: bool
false  Type: bool
9  Type: int16
				
					#include <iostream>
#include "uCalc.h"

using namespace std;
using namespace uCalcSoftware;

void ucalc_call DisplayArgs(uCalcBase::Callback cb) {
   for (int x = 1; x <= cb.ArgCount(); x++) {
      cout << cb.ArgItem(x).ValueStr() + "  Type: " + cb.ArgItem(x).DataType().Name() << endl;
   }
}
int main() {
   uCalc uc;
   uc.DefineFunction("DisplayArgs(ByHandle Arg As AnyType ...)", DisplayArgs);
   uc.Eval("DisplayArgs(5, 3+2*#i, 'Hello', True, False, Int16(5+4.1))");
}
				
			
5  Type: double
3+2i  Type: complex
Hello  Type: string
true  Type: bool
false  Type: bool
9  Type: int16
				
					Imports System
Imports uCalcSoftware
Public Module Program
   
   Public Sub DisplayArgs(ByVal cb As uCalc.Callback)
      For x  As Integer = 1 To cb.ArgCount()
         Console.WriteLine(cb.ArgItem(x).ValueStr() + "  Type: " + cb.ArgItem(x).DataType.Name)
      Next
   End Sub
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim uc As New uCalc()
      uc.DefineFunction("DisplayArgs(ByHandle Arg As AnyType ...)", AddressOf DisplayArgs)
      uc.Eval("DisplayArgs(5, 3+2*#i, 'Hello', True, False, Int16(5+4.1))")
   End Sub
End Module
				
			
5  Type: double
3+2i  Type: complex
Hello  Type: string
true  Type: bool
false  Type: bool
9  Type: int16
Displaying Integer (Int32) results with Evaluate32

ID: 32

				
					using uCalcSoftware;

var uc = new uCalc();
var VariableX = uc.DefineVariable("x");

var ParsedExpr = uc.Parse("x / 2", "Integer"); // Causes output of "x / 2" to convert to an integer

// NOTE: EvaluateInt32 should only be used when Parse() explicitly specifies Integer
// (Or Int, or Int32) as the second argument, or if the expression evaluates to an integer
// (such as evaluating a variable that was explicitly defined as integer;
// other arithmetic operators typically evaluate to Double floating point).

for (double x = 1; x <= 10; x++) {
   VariableX.Value(x);
   Console.WriteLine("x = " + VariableX.ValueStr() + "  Result = " + (ParsedExpr.EvaluateInt32()).ToString());
}

ParsedExpr.Release();
VariableX.Release();
				
			
x = 1  Result = 0
x = 2  Result = 1
x = 3  Result = 1
x = 4  Result = 2
x = 5  Result = 2
x = 6  Result = 3
x = 7  Result = 3
x = 8  Result = 4
x = 9  Result = 4
x = 10  Result = 5
				
					#include <iostream>
#include "uCalc.h"

using namespace std;
using namespace uCalcSoftware;

int main() {
   uCalc uc;
   auto VariableX = uc.DefineVariable("x");

   auto ParsedExpr = uc.Parse("x / 2", "Integer"); // Causes output of "x / 2" to convert to an integer

   // NOTE: EvaluateInt32 should only be used when Parse() explicitly specifies Integer
   // (Or Int, or Int32) as the second argument, or if the expression evaluates to an integer
   // (such as evaluating a variable that was explicitly defined as integer;
   // other arithmetic operators typically evaluate to Double floating point).

   for (double x = 1; x <= 10; x++) {
      VariableX.Value(x);
      cout << "x = " + VariableX.ValueStr() + "  Result = " + to_string(ParsedExpr.EvaluateInt32()) << endl;
   }

   ParsedExpr.Release();
   VariableX.Release();
}
				
			
x = 1  Result = 0
x = 2  Result = 1
x = 3  Result = 1
x = 4  Result = 2
x = 5  Result = 2
x = 6  Result = 3
x = 7  Result = 3
x = 8  Result = 4
x = 9  Result = 4
x = 10  Result = 5
				
					Imports System
Imports uCalcSoftware
Public Module Program
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim uc As New uCalc()
      Dim VariableX = uc.DefineVariable("x")
      
      Dim ParsedExpr = uc.Parse("x / 2", "Integer") '// Causes output of "x / 2" to convert to an integer
      
      '// NOTE: EvaluateInt32 should only be used when Parse() explicitly specifies Integer
      '// (Or Int, or Int32) as the second argument, or if the expression evaluates to an integer
      '// (such as evaluating a variable that was explicitly defined as integer;
      '// other arithmetic operators typically evaluate to Double floating point).
      
      For x  As Double = 1 To 10
         VariableX.Value(x)
         Console.WriteLine("x = " + VariableX.ValueStr() + "  Result = " + (ParsedExpr.EvaluateInt32()).ToString())
      Next
      
      ParsedExpr.Release()
      VariableX.Release()
   End Sub
End Module
				
			
x = 1  Result = 0
x = 2  Result = 1
x = 3  Result = 1
x = 4  Result = 2
x = 5  Result = 2
x = 6  Result = 3
x = 7  Result = 3
x = 8  Result = 4
x = 9  Result = 4
x = 10  Result = 5