Name
function::text_strn —
Escape any non-printable chars in a string.
Synopsis
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.