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Type conversion functions convert values of one type into another. See variable types for a general description of the types used in PhixFlow.

    • changeCharset  — changeCharset(value, charset) Converts a binary string into one with the appropriate charset
    • htmlToXML  — htmlToXML(string) Converts a string containing HTML to a valid XML string.
    • jsonToItems  — jsonToItems (JSON, JSON Path, Lenient) Converts a block of JSON data into a recordset which contains the attributes for each node. 
    • jsonToXML  — jsonToXML(string) Converts a JSON string to an XML string.
    • toDate  —  toDate(dateString) Converts a date in text into an actual date type.
    • toHex  — toHex(string to convert) Convert a string value to a hex value.
    • toNumber  — toNumber(value) Converts various data types into a number.
    • toString  — toString(value, \[dateFormat\]) Converts a value into a string.
    • xmlToItems  — xmlToItems(XML, XPath) Extracts nodes from a chunk of XML (a string) and creates a list of items
    • zipExtract  — zipListFIlest(zipFile, filename, charset) Extracts a named file from an archive
    • zipListFiles  — zipListFiles(zipFile) Gets a list of filenames from an archive file

  • toDate(dateString) or (dateString, formatString): Converts a date in text into an actual date type.

  • toHex(string to convert): Convert a string value to a hex value.
  • toDate(value): Converts various data types into a number.
  • toString(value, dateFormat) Converts a value into a string.


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