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How To Determine If Variable Is a Binary String
It doesn't look like 'binary scan' will do the trick, as the following example shows that binary scan will return 1 whether the variable is a binary string or a list of integers. % binary scan [binary format c* {0 1 2}] c* a 1 % set a 0 1 2 % binary scan {0 1 2} c* a 1 % set a 48 32 49 32 50... -
How To Determine If Variable Is a Binary String
No, I'm referring to a binary string that's created with the 'binary format' command, which creates an array of binary data. -
How To Determine If Variable Is a Binary String
Does anyone know how to determine if a variable that is passed in as an argument in a procedure is a binary string? The [string is .. ] command does not seem to cover this data type.
