strpack()

Description

Create a “packed” copy of a string.

Syntax

strpack(dest[], source[], maxlength);

Parameters

Variable	Input

Variable	Input
`dest`	The buﬀer to store the unpacked string in.
`source`	The string to copy, this may be a packed or an unpacked string.
`maxlength`	The size of `dest`in cells. If the length of `dest`would exceed `maxlength`cells, the result is truncated.

Returns

The number of characters copied.

Function call example

Example of copying packed string

new data1[20];
new array2[20]=''oldTextold''; 
  
main(){
  strpack(data1, array2, sizeof data1); // result of data1 will be (in ASCII): oldTextold<0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0><0> packed string
  while(1){
    Delay(100);                                  
  }
}

Notes and Warnings

This function copies a string from source to dest and stores the destination string in packed format. The source string may either be a packed or an unpacked string.