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CHARSWAP()
Exchanges all adjoining characters in a string
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Syntax
CHARSWAP(<cString>) --> cString
Argument
<cString> [@] Designates the character string that is processed.
Returns
The processed character string is returned.
Description
CHARSWAP() takes all neighboring characters in <cString> and exchanges
them. As a result, bytes in even positions are exchanged for those in
odd positions.
CHARSWAP() is very important when you use string integers generated by
the CA-Clipper I2BIN() function that must be saved or sorted. The
CHARSWAP() exchange must be carried out prior to calling CHARSORT()
(low/high ordering of 16-bit integers) to achieve an accurate result.
Notes
. Since the length of the character string is not changed, a
call by reference is recommended. This increases the speed of the
function.
. The value this function returns can be suppressed by setting
CSETREF() to save working memory space.
Examples
. Exchange characters that can be displayed:
? CHARSWAP("0123456789") // "1032547698"
. Work with I2BIN:
? I2BN(256) // 00000000 00000001
? I2BIN(1) // 00000001 00000000
? I2BIN(256) > I2BIN(1) // .F.
? CHARSWAP(I2BIN(256)) > CHARSWAP(I2BIN(1)) // .T.
See Also:
WORDSWAP()
CHARSORT()
CSETREF()
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