ABL provides the GET-datatype functions shown in the following table.

Table 1. GET-datatype functions

Function	Description
GET-BYTE	Returns the INTEGER value of the specified 1-byte location
GET-SHORT	Returns the INTEGER value of the specified 2-byte location
GET-UNSIGNED-SHORT	Returns the value of the specified 2-byte location, interpreted as an unsigned INTEGER
GET-UNSIGNED-LONG	Returns the unsigned 32-bit value at the specified memory location as an INT64
GET-INT64	Returns the signed 64-bit value at the specified memory location as an INT64 value. The specified memory location can have a RAW or a MEMPTR value
GET-LONG	Returns the INTEGER value of the specified 4-byte location
GET-FLOAT	Returns the DECIMAL value of the specified 4-byte location, interpreted as a single-precision floating-point value
GET-DOUBLE	Returns the DECIMAL value of the specified 8-byte location, interpreted as a double-precision floating-point value
GET-STRING	Returns the CHARACTER string value from the specified location, either null terminated or for a specified number of bytes that can include nulls
GET-BYTES	Returns, as a MEMPTR or RAW value, the specified number of bytes from the specified byte location of a RAW or MEMPTR variable

For more information on these functions, see ABL Reference.