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DXExtractString

Function

Determines whether an Object can be converted to a String, and if so, extracts it.

Syntax

#include <dx/dx.h>


Object DXExtractString(Object o, char **cp)

Functional Details

If Object o contains a string, the routine extracts it and places a pointer to its first character in *cp. Strings may be extracted from any of the following:

Return Value

Returns o and sets cp if a string can be extracted from o; otherwise, returns NULL without setting an error code.

See Also

DXExtractFloat, DXExtractInteger, DXExtractNthString, DXExtractParameter, DXMakeStringList, DXMakeStringListV, DXQueryArrayConvert, DXQueryArrayConvertV, DXQueryParameter

12.8 , "Extracting Module Parameters".


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