Re: Pack/Unpack Functions

[T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/24/25 7:52 AM, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> Le 24/02/2025 à 11:23, Justin Percy a écrit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to port over some PHP code to Gambas and really need Pack/ Unpack functions https://www.php.net/manual/en/ 
> > function.pack.php
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
> >
> > Justin
>
> These functions are PHP-specific. You must implement them "by hand" in Gambas, using OPEN STRING, WRITE and READ.
>
> Regards,

Justin, if you don't need compatibility with PHP-packed binary strings, keep in mind that you can serialize an object such as, 
for example, a collection.

[code]
' Gambas module file

Public Sub Main()

  Dim cData1, cData2 As Collection
  Dim hStringStream As Stream
  Dim sData As String

  cData1 = ["one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3]

  hStringStream = Open String For Write
  Write #hStringStream, cData1 As Collection
  sData = Close hStringStream

  hStringStream = Open String sData For Read
  cData2 = Read #hStringStream As Collection
  Close hStringStream

  For Each sValue As String In cData2
    Print cData2.Key, sValue
  Next

End
[/code]


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Lee

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