List of ER functions in the type conversion category
Electronic reporting (ER) type conversion functions can be used to convert values between types. This article provides a summary of these functions.
Type conversion functions
Function | Description |
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Int64Value | This function returns an Int64 value that represents the specified string. |
IntValue | This function returns an Int value that represents the specified string. |
NumberValue | This function returns a Real value that is converted from the specified String value. During the conversion, the specified decimal and digit grouping separators are considered. |
Value | This function returns a Real value that is converted from the specified String value. |
Type conversion functions in the container category
The following table describes the type conversion functions in the container category.
Function | Description |
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Base64StringToContainer | This function converts the specified input of the String type to a data item of the Container type. |
Type conversion functions in the date and time category
The following table describes the type conversion functions in the date and time category.
Function | Description |
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DateTimeValue | This function returns a DateTime value that is converted from a given String value in the specified format and in an optionally specified culture to a date/time value. |
DateToDateTime | This function returns a DateTime value that is converted from a given Date value to a date/time value in Coordinated Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time [GMT]). |
DateValue | This function returns a Date value that is converted from a given String value in the specified format and in an optionally specified culture to a date value. |
Type conversion functions in the list category
The following table describes the type conversion functions in the list category.
Function | Description |
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List | This function returns a Record list value as a new list that is created from specified arguments of the Container (record) type. |
ListOfFields | This function returns a Record list value that is created based on the structure of a given argument of the Enumeration or Container (record) type. |
Split | This function splits the specified String value into substrings and returns the result as a new Record list value. |
StringJoin | This function returns a String value that consists of concatenated values of the specified field from the specified Record list value. The values can be separated by the specified delimiter. |
Type conversion functions in the text category
The following table describes the type conversion functions in the text category.
Function | Description |
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Char | This function returns a String value that represents a single character that is referenced by the specified Unicode number. |
GuidValue | This function converts the specified input of the String type to a data item of the GUID type. |
NumberFormat | This function returns a String value that represents the specified number in the specified format and in an optionally specified culture. |
QrCode | This function returns a Container value that presents the Quick Response code (QR code) image for the specified string in binary format. |
Text | This function returns a String value that represents the specified number after it has been converted to a text string that is formatted according to the server locale settings of the current application instance. |
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