Core.DataTypes.SimpleDataType.String

Classification

Name	String
Short Description	String value
Class	Simple Data Type
Base Data Type	SimpleType
Default Value	""
Provide a Literal	Yes
SpecifiedBy	ISO 13209-2
Standard Compliant	Yes

Description

The String data type identifies OTX in a sequence of zero or more characters.

Core Conversion

The following table shows the rules for conversion to another data type:

Conversion	Result	Sample
ToBoolean	Returns true if the string value is "true", otherwise false.	Boolean b = ToBoolean("123"); // Returns false
ToInteger	Returns the integer value of the string.	Integer i = ToInteger("123"); // Returns 123
ToFloat	Returns the float value of the string.	Float f = ToFloat("123"); // Returns 123.0
ToString	Returns the name of the enumeration value	String s = ToString("123"); // Returns "123"
ToByteField	Returns the UTF-8 encoded value.	ByteField bf = ToByteField("123"); // Returns 313233

Sample

String StringVariable = "";