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ToBuffer() Method

This function converts its parameter to a buffer.

Syntax

ToBuffer(value)

Parameter
Description

value

The value to be converted to a buffer
Returns

A sequence of ASCII bytes that depends on value's original data type, according to the following table.

Data Type
Returns

Boolean

The string "false" if value is false; otherwise, "true"

null

The string "null"

number

If value is NaN, "NaN". If value is +0 or -0, "0"; if value is POSITIVE_INFINITY or NEGATIVE_INFINITY, "Infinity"; if value is a number, a string representing the number

object

The string "[object Object]"

string

The text of the string

undefined

The string "undefined"
Usage

This function converts value to a buffer; what is placed in the buffer is a character array of ASCII bytes.

CAUTION:  The ToBuffer() function is unique to Siebel eScript. Before using it, confirm that the JavaScript interpreter that will run the script supports Siebel eScript functions. Avoid using this function in a script that may be used with a JavaScript interpreter that does not support it.

See Also

ToBytes() Method
ToString() Method

    
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