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[ string->asBytes ]

Method

[string->asbytes] converts a string object to a bytes object, and returns the value. The bytes object will contain the unicode characters of the string after conversion into a single-byte character encoding. By default the UTF-8 encoding is used. To specify an encoding, pass the name of the encoding to [string->asbytes(encoding::string)].

  • Syntax
'String Value'->asbytes
'String Value'->asbytes('ISO-8859-1')
'String Value'->asbytes('ASCII')
Examples
  • Beginner

To convert a string object to a bytes object:

Use the [string->asbytes] method. The following example converts the string object 'LassoSoft' to a bytes object, and returns the value.

Code

'LassoSoft'->asbytes

Result

LassoSoft

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