Compatible Unicode Intrinsic Functions - ByteTypeAt Method
Return the byte type at a specific position in the string
Member of Compatible Unicode Intrinsic Functions (PRIM_LIBI.ICompatibleUnicodeIntrinsics)

Parameters

Name

Type

Data Type

Description

Result

*Result (Optional)

Enumeration

Resulting byte type

Index

*Input

Integer

Position in the string

Details


ByteTypeAt tests the type of byte in a string at a given index. This allows a string to be tested for DBCS and SBCS information.

Byte Types

Enum Value

Description

SBCS

Single byte

DBCS1

First byte of a double byte character

DBCS2

Second byte of a double byte character

ShiftIn

ShiftIn byte for an EBCDIC DBCS string

ShiftOut

ShiftOut byte for an EBCDIC DBCS string

See also

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