Converts anything to a string of binary values. type string is a type descriptor that describes the data type of anything. data string is the flattened form of anything. Refer to the Flattened Data section of the LabVIEW Data Storage Application Note for more information about the structure of flattened data. Details
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anything can be any data type. |
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type string is an encoded binary description of data string. Refer to the Strings and the Strings and Paths sections of the LabVIEW Data Storage Application Note for more information about string types. |
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data string contains header information before each nonscalar component describing its size.
Such a string can be stored in a file or sent over a network. If you send the string over a network, the receiver must be able to interpret it. Usually, LabVIEW stores data as noncontiguous, indirectly referenced pieces. This function copies the data in LabVIEW form into a contiguous buffer data string.
The elements of data string are in machine-independent, big endian form. That is, the receiver must interpret the string. |
If you use this function to flatten a custom control that you saved as a type definition, the function strips the type definition of its type definition wrapper. If you do not want to strip a type definition control or indicator of its wrapper, right the function and select Expose Typedefs from the shortcut menu.