Description
Decodes the calling VirtualString from a binary form into a Variable value using the binary data format specified by dataType.
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Method Signature
VirtualString.DecodeAsType(
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String dataType)
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Arguments
dataType
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Description:
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Data type of the value to decode.
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Valid Values:
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Value
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Label
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"schar"
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signed 1 byte integer
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"signed char"
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signed 1 byte integer
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"char"
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signed 1 byte integer
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"int8"
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signed 1 byte integer
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"integer*1"
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signed 1 byte integer
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"uchar"
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unsigned 1 byte integer
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"unsigned char"
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unsigned 1 byte integer
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"uint8"
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unsigned 1 byte integer
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"short"
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signed 2 byte integer
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"int16"
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signed 2 byte integer
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"integer*2"
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signed 2 byte integer
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"unsigned short"
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unsigned 2 byte integer
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"uint16"
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unsigned 2 byte integer
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"int"
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signed 4 byte integer
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"int32"
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signed 4 byte integer
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"integer*4"
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signed 4 byte integer
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"uint32"
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unsigned 4 byte integer
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"unsigned int"
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unsigned 4 byte integer
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"unsigned long"
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unsigned 4 byte integer
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"int64"
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signed 8 byte integer
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"integer*8"
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signed 8 byte integer
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"uint64"
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unsigned 8 byte integer
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"float32"
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4 byte floating point number
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"real*4"
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4 byte floating point number
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"float"
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4 byte floating point number
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"float64"
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8 byte floating point number
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"real*8"
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8 byte floating point number
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"double"
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8 byte floating point number
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Return Value
Returns a Variable containing the decoded form of the binary calling VirtualString.
Syntax
myVariable1 = myString1.ToLower.DecodeAsType(myString2);
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See also
VirtualString Object
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