Core Function BinaryFromStr

BinaryFromStr( <string>, <flag> )

Description

Returns a new binary variable created from a strings raw bytes

Parameters

string

The string to use.

flag

Optional; Encoding to use.

Choices are:

"RAW" = Forces each character in the string to become a byte regardless of if the character contains a number higher than a byte (casts it)

"ASCII"

"UNICODE" = Alias to UTF8 (or whatever Sputnik is using for Unicode strings)

"UTF8"

"UTF7"

"UTF32"

Default: "RAW"

Return Value

Returns a new binary variable created from a strings raw bytes

Remarks

None.

Example

ASCII Example

$binary = Pack("A*", "Hello World!");
$binStr = BinaryToStr($binary);
echo "String Content: $binStr\n";
// Prints:
// String Content: Hello World!

UNICODE (UTF8) Example

$binary = BinaryFromStr("ふふふ", "UTF8");
printr $binary;
$binStr = BinaryToStr($binary, "UTF8");
echo "String Content: $binStr\n";
// Prints:
// String Content: ふふふ