FUNCTION xpfAggregateToString(aggrIdOrInstanceHashTableIndex : GENERIC;
                              options                        : INTEGER;
                              attributeIdOrAttributeName     : GENERIC;
                              stringDelimiter                : STRING;
                              defaultStringForUnsetValue     : STRING; 
                              integerAndInstancePrintFormat  : STRING;    
                              stringPrefix                   : STRING;
                              stringSuffix                   : STRING;
                              elementIndex                   : INTEGER;
                              elements                       : INTEGER)
                              resultString                   : STRING;

This function constructs (concatenates) a string from a given set of elements. The actual elements can be in an aggregate or in an EDMinstanceHashTable. This function will perform the "string concatenation" operation with better performance and "less consumption" of virtual memory than using ordinary string concatenation operations (str1 + str2). This function may be invoked with a variable number of arguments, i.e., it may be invoked with 1 to 10 number of arguments.

Arguments


aggrIdOrInstanceHashTableIndex
INTEGER
GENERIC
STRING
STRING
STRING
STRING
STRING
INTEGER
INTEGER

Return Value

Type	Name	Comment
STRING	resultString	The constructed (concatenated) string will be return when the function is successfully performed. When the function fails,INDETERMINATE (?) will be returned. Exception handling should be used to handle error conditions in the actual xpfAggregateToString() operation.

Options

	Option	Comment
1	xpxSKIP_UNSET_VALUE	Instances with the actual attribute value unset will be skipped (default behavior)
2	xpxERROR_ON_UNSET_VALUE	The xpfDefineLongString() or xpxAddToLongString() functions will fail with an error condition when the actual instance's attribute value is unset.
3	xpxINSTANCEID_FOR_UNSET_VALUE	The actual instanceId (transferred to a string) will be used as the string when the actual instance's attribute value is unset.
4	xpxDELIMITER_FOR_UNSET_VALUE	The defined "stringDelimiter" value will be used as the string when the actual instance's attribute value is unset.
5	xpxSKIP_PREFIX_FOR_UNSET_VALUE	The defined "stringPrefix" will be skipped for unset attribute values
6	xpxSKIP_SUFFIX_FOR_UNSET_VALUE	The defined "stringSuffix" will be skipped for unset attribute values

Example

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Return Value

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Example

See also

Filter by label

1	Type	Name	Comment
2	GENERIC	aggrIdOrInstanceHashTableIndex	This argument defines the elements that should be used to construct the resulting string. It can be an aggregateId or an instanceHashTableIndex. When an aggregateId is specified, the actual aggregate elements must be either INSTANCE, INTEGER or STRING. When the aggregate elements are INTEGER data type it will be transferred to a string by a "printf" operation. INSTANCE elements value can be handled exactly like an INTEGER value, or by specifying an attributeName or attributeId in the "attributeIdOrAttributeName" argument, the actual instance attribute value will be used to construct the result string. The legal data types of such an attribute are STRING, INSTANCE or INTEGER. When an INTEGER or INSTANCE value is transferred to a string, the actual "format specification" can be specified in the "integerAndInstancePrintFormat" argument. The default for this "format specification" is "%lu", when the "aggrIdOrInstanceHashTableIndex" is specified as an instanceHashTableIndex, the operation will behave in the same way as for an aggregate of instances.
3	INTEGER	options	Optional options of representation (see below).
4	GENERIC	attributeIdOrAttributeName	Optional attribute name/id to be used for instances representation. By default instances are represented by number of instance id. The data type of the actual attribute data value must be STRING, INSTANCE or INTEGER. The "attributeIdOrAttributeName" can be specified by the attribute name or by the attributeId.
5	STRING	stringDelimiter	Optional delimiter between aggregate elements in string representation. By default is " " (white space). When no delimiter is wanted, an empty string ('') must be specified,
6	STRING	defaultStringForUnsetValue	Optional string to represent unset elements. By default '?'.
7	STRING	integerAndInstancePrintFormat	Optional format to represent elements of INTEGER and INSTANCE types. By default value is "%lu".
8	STRING	stringPrefix	Optional prefix before every element of the aggregate in result string. By default - no prefix.
9	STRING	stringSuffix	Optional suffix after every element of the aggregate in result string. By default - no suffix
10	INTEGER	elementIndex	Optional index of element to be represented as first in result string. By default result string represent elements starting from the first.. This argument has no effect when the "aggrIdOrInstanceHashTableIndex" argument specifies an EDMinstanceHashTable.
11	INTEGER	elements	Optional number of represented elements. By default all aggregate elements starting from elementIndex are represented in result string. This argument has no effect when the "aggrIdOrInstanceHashTableIndex" argument specifies an EDMinstanceHashTable.