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.