Core Function Pack
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=== Remarks === | === Remarks === | ||
| − | + | ==== Control Specifiers ==== | |
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| + | |Character | ||
| + | |Description | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |^ | ||
| + | |Switch to big endian encoding | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |_ | ||
| + | |Switch to little endian encoding | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |% | ||
| + | |Switch to host (native) encoding | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |! | ||
| + | |Aligns the next data type to its natural boundary, for example for a double that would be 8 bytes, for a 32-bit int, that would be 4 bytes. For strings this is set to 4. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |N | ||
| + | |A number between 1 and 9, indicates a repeat count (process N items with the following datatype | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[N] | ||
| + | |For numbers larger than 9, use brackets, for example [20] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |* | ||
| + | |Repeat the next data type until the arguments are exhausted | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Data Encoding ==== | ||
=== Example === | === Example === | ||
Revision as of 22:53, 11 November 2011
Pack( <expression>, <expressions> )
Contents |
Description
Pack data into a binary array
expression
The format string to use
variable
The variable to check.
Return Value
Success: Returns array filled with data. Failure: Returns empty array.
Remarks
Control Specifiers
| Character | Description |
| ^ | Switch to big endian encoding |
| _ | Switch to little endian encoding |
| % | Switch to host (native) encoding |
| ! | Aligns the next data type to its natural boundary, for example for a double that would be 8 bytes, for a 32-bit int, that would be 4 bytes. For strings this is set to 4. |
| N | A number between 1 and 9, indicates a repeat count (process N items with the following datatype |
| [N] | For numbers larger than 9, use brackets, for example [20] |
| * | Repeat the next data type until the arguments are exhausted |
Data Encoding
Example
Convert a string into a binary array and back again:
$arr = Pack("z0", "Hello World!") For $i In $arr println($i) Next $str = Unpack("z0", $arr) println($str)
Convert a dobule into a binary array and back again:
$arr = Pack("d", 777.42) For $i In $arr println($i) Next $str = Unpack("d", $arr) println($str)
Convert a int into a binary array and back again:
$arr = Pack("d", (int)777) For $i In $arr println($i) Next $str = Unpack("d", $arr) println($str)
Convert a string into a hex and back again:
$hex = Join(Unpack("*H", Pack("z0", "Hello World!")), '') println("Hex String: " . $hex) $str = Unpack("z0", Pack("h", $hex)) println("Normal String: " . $str)
To pack two integers in big endian format, you would use this:
$bytes = Pack ("^ii", 1234, 4542);
More Examples:
; The following means: ; Little endian encoding of a Int16, followed by an aligned ; int32 value. $r = Pack("_s!i", 0x7b, 0x12345678); For $i In $r print(Hex($i) . " ") Next ; Prints 7B 0 0 0 80 56 34 12 $bytes = Pack("CCCC", 65, 66, 67, 68) println($bytes) ; Prints 4-byte sequence for "ABCD" $bytes = Pack("4C", 65, 66, 67, 68) println($bytes) ; Prints 4-byte sequence for "ABCD" $bytes = Pack("*C", 65, 66, 67, 68) println($bytes) ; Prints 4-byte sequence for "ABCD" $bytes = Pack("^ii", 0x1234abcd, 0x7fadb007) For $i In $bytes print(Hex($i) . " ") Next println("") ; Result: 12 34 ab cd 7f ad b0 07 ; Encode 3 integers as big-endian, but only provides two as arguments, ; this defaults to zero for the last value. $bytes = Pack("^iii", 0x1234abcd, 0x7fadb007) For $i In $bytes print(Hex($i) . " ") Next println("") ; Result: 12 34 ab cd 7f ad b0 07 00 00 00 00 ; Encode as little endian, pack 1 short, align, 1 int $bytes = Pack("_s!i", 0x7b, 0x12345678); For $i In $bytes print(Hex($i) . " ") Next println("") ; Result: 7b 00 00 00 78 56 34 12 ; Encode a string in utf-8 with a null terminator $bytes = Pack("z8", "hello") For $i In $bytes print(Hex($i) . " ") Next println("") ; Result: 68 65 6c 6c 6f 00 00 00 00 ; Little endian encoding, for Int16, followed by an aligned ; Int32 $bytes = Pack("_s!i", 0x7b, 0x12345678) For $i In $bytes print(Hex($i) . " ") Next println("") ; Result: 7b 00 00 00 78 56 34 12
