Returns the number of bytes contained in the input.
If the input is binary, the length of the input as a number of bytes is returned. If the input is a String, the data is interpreted according to the specified encoding type, and the resulting data's length in bytes is returned.
Input | Data Type | Description |
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Input1 | Binary,String | The data. |
Output | Data Type | Description |
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Output1 | Integer | The data's length in bytes. |
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Encoding | choice | If the input is a String, this property specifies the type of encoding used to interpret it.
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The binary representation of a string is dependant on its encoding scheme. Two different encoding schemes may have the same binary representation of a text string. Similarly, two different encoding schemes may have different binary representations for the same text string. Below are some encoding schemes and their resulting binary representations for the string "aeiou".
euc-jp: 61 65 69 6F 75
shift_jis: 61 65 69 6F 75
utf-8: 61 65 69 6F 75
utf-16: FE FF 00 61 00 65 00 69 00 6F 00 75
The Binary Functions LEFTB, RIGHTB, MIDB, REPLACEB and TRUNCATEB handle input streams differently, depending on the input's data type. Binary data is processed as it is. Any other type of input, other than binary data, is first converted to a string (a string is left as is), and then this string is then converted to its binary form according to the encoding scheme selected.
The LEFTB, RIGHTB, MIDB, REPLACEB and TRUNCATEB functions can output the processed binary data or convert it to the specified encoding scheme's string representation for output.
If binary data cannot be successfully converted back to a string, an empty string is output.
Property | Output | |||
Input1 | 0x6165696F75 | Encoding | utf-8 | 5 |
Property | Output | |||
Input1 | aeiou | Encoding | utf-8 | 5 |