Converts a string or byte array to a blob.
Syntax 1: Convert a string to a blob
Description
Converts a string to a blob datatype.
Syntax
Blob ( text {, encoding} )
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Argument |
Description |
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text |
The string you want to convert to a blob datatype |
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encoding |
Character encoding of the resulting blob. Values are:
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Return value
Blob.
Returns the converted string in a blob with the requested encoding, if specified. If text is null, Blob returns null.
Usage
If the encoding argument is not provided, Blob converts a Unicode string to a Unicode blob. You must provide the encoding argument if the blob has a different encoding.
Examples
This example saves a text string as a Unicode blob:
Blob B
B = Blob("Any Text")This example saves a text string as a blob with UTF-8 encoding:
Blob Blb
Blb = Blob("Any Text", EncodingUTF8!)See also
Syntax 2: Convert a string or a byte array to a blob
Description
Converts a string or an array of bytes to a blob datatype.
Syntax
Blob ( array[ ] )
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Argument |
Description |
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stringorbytearray |
An Any variable that holds a string or an array of bytes you want to convert to a blob datatype |
Return value
Blob.
Returns the converted string or byte array in a blob.
Examples
This example saves an array of bytes as a blob, then copies the contents of the blob to another byte array:
Blob lblb_1
Any a
byte lbyte_array[], lbyte_array2[]
// initialize array
lbyte_array[] = {1,10,100,200,255}
a = lbyte_array
lblb_1 = Blob(a)
lbyte_array2[] = GetByteArray(lblb_1)See also
