function::text_strn
Name
function::text_strn — Escape any non-printable chars in a string.
Synopsis
function text_strn:string(input:string,len:long,quoted:long)
Arguments
input- The string to escape.
len- Maximum length of string to return. 0 means MAXSTRINGLEN.
quoted- Put double quotes around the string. If input string is truncated it will have “...” after the second quote.
General Syntax
text_strn:string (input:string, len:long, quoted:long)
Description
This function accepts a string of designated length, and any ASCII characters that are not printable are replaced by the corresponding escape sequence in the returned string.
