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function::text_strn.3stap

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 lq...rq 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.