Convert Value to Buffer Method

The Convert Value to Buffer method converts the value that the value argument contains to a sequence of ASCII bytes. It then places this value in a buffer. These bytes depend on the data type of the value that the value argument contains. This method is unique to Siebel eScript. For more information, see Make Sure the JavaScript Interpreter Can Run a Function.

Format

ToBuffer(value)

The following table describes the arguments for the Convert Value to Buffer method.

Argument	Description
value	The value that this method saves to a buffer.

Values That the Convert Value to Buffer Method Returns

The following table describes the values that the Convert Value to Buffer method returns.

Data Type	Return Value
Boolean	This method returns one of the following values: If the value that the value argument contains is false, then it returns the following value: false If the value that the value argument contains is not false, then it returns the following value: true
null	This returns the following string: null
number	This method returns a value depending on which of the following values the value argument contains: NaN. It returns the following value: NaN +0 or -0. It returns the following value: 0 POSITIVE_INFINITY or NEGATIVE_INFINITY. It returns the following value: Infinity A number. It returns a string that includes this number. For more information on the number object, see NaN Numbers.
object	This method returns the following string: [object Object]
string	This method returns the text of the string.
undefined	This method returns the following string: undefined