Character32
Background & Context
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- Sequence of 32-bit characters.
- Raw binary format.
Import & Export
- Import["file","Character32"] imports any file, returning a list of 32-bit characters.
- Export["file",list,"Character32"] exports a list of 32-bit characters to file.
- Import["file",{"Character32",elem}] or Import["file",elem ] imports the specified element from file.
- Import["file",{"Character32",{elem1,elem2,…}}] imports multiple elements.
- See the following reference pages for full general information:
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Import, Export import from or export to a file CloudImport, CloudExport import from or export to a cloud object ImportString, ExportString import from or export to a string ImportByteArray, ExportByteArray import from or export to a byte array
Import Elements
- General Import elements:
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"Elements" list of elements and options available in this file "Summary" summary of the file "Rules" list of rules for all available elements - Data representation element:
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"Data" list of 32-bit characters - By default, Import and Export use the "Data" element.
- Import["file",{"Character32",n}] gives the n
4-byte character. - If a 4-byte sequence does not represent a valid character, the empty string "" is returned.
Options
- General option:
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ByteOrdering $ByteOrdering what byte ordering to use - Import option:
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"HeaderBytes" 0 how many bytes to skip at the beginning of the file
Examples
Basic Examples (1)Summary of the most common use cases
Convert a list of characters to a string representing a 32-bit character array:
In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0615vs0jq-n7bboa
Out[1]=1
Show the character codes corresponding to the previous result:
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0615vs0jq-jpv5tl
Out[2]=2
Convert back to a list of characters:
In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0615vs0jq-m7j8pk
Out[3]=3
