Type conversion functions convert values of one type into another. See variable types for a general description of the types used in PhixFlow.
The following conversion functions are available:
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changeCharset — changeCharset(value, charset) Converts a binary string into one with the appropriate charset
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htmlToXML — htmlToXML(string) Converts a string containing HTML to a valid XML string.
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jsonToItems — jsonToItems (JSON, JSON Path, Lenient) Converts a block of JSON data into a recordset which contains the attributes for each node.
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jsonToXML — jsonToXML(string) Converts a JSON string to an XML string.
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toDate — toDate(dateString) Converts a date in text into an actual date type.
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toHex — toHex(string to convert) Convert a string value to a hex value.
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toNumber — toNumber(value) Converts various data types into a number.
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toString — toString(value, \[dateFormat\]) Converts a value into a string.
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xmlToItems — xmlToItems(XML, XPath) Extracts nodes from a chunk of XML (a string) and creates a list of items
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zipExtract — zipListFIlest(zipFile, filename, charset) Extracts a named file from an archive
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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.