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 implies MAXSTRINGLEN)
-
quoted
put double quotes around the string. If input string is
truncated it will have “...” after the second quote
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.