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Container.Serialize

Serialized a container as a text.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Container 5.2 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "Container.Serialize"; Container )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
Container The container field or value to serialize.

Result

Returns text or error.

Description

Serialized a container as a text.
The container content is stored in a base64 encoded string which the plugin function Container.Deserialize can read.
Does not work with external containers.
Using this function allows to store a container in a text field or transmit it with Socket functions, SerialPort functions or by writing it to a file.

Examples

Serialize to a text field and deseralize back:

Set Field [ myTable::TextField ; MBS("Container.Serialize"; myTable::FirstContainerField) ]
Set Field [ myTable::OtherContainerField ; MBS("Container.Deserialize"; myTable::TextField) ]

See also

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Created 6th July 2015, last changed 21st October 2017


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