Adding string AND numbers

[normeus]

PB5.60 x86 windows 7 pro
Is adding a number without using Str() to text a new thing?
or more than likely I screwed up and changed a setting somewhere.

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txt$="total:"
num=8
Debug "total:" + 8.23
Debug txt$ + num
Debug txt$ + Str(num)

I noticed this with SetGadgetText(3,"Total:" + num )
I forgot to wrap num with Str() but no complains from editor or compiler.

Thank you.
Norm.

[Josh]

Auto-casting was implemented with PB 5.10

14th February 2013 : Version 5.10
- Added: autocast of numeric values when string are involved, allowing to concatenate string and numeric in constants

[Dude]

Just be aware it only works if the string is on the left side, otherwise you still need Str():

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txt$="total: "
num=8
Debug txt$+num ; OK!

num=8
txt$=" is the total"
Debug num+txt$ ; Error

[mk-soft]

I like simple VB-Script cast to string

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num=8
txt$=" is the total"
Debug ""+num+txt$ ; No Error

[normeus]

Thanks guys.

I knew it had to be my lack of reading. ( help file should be your friend, but I don't make friends easily)

It will be a game changer for debug. I will continue to use Str() for everything else:

I specially like @mk-soft empty string trick.

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 Debug ""+num+txt$ ; No Error

Thanks again.
Norm.