web_convert_to_formatted

Formats data using one or more data format extensions.

C Language

int web_convert_to_formatted ("RawData=<data_string>", "TargetParam=<parameter_name>", "ChainName=<name>", LAST );

Example: web_convert_to_formatted

Data Format Functions

Java Language

int object.convert_to_formatted( const char *RawData, const char *TargetParam, String [] {"ChainName=<name>", "LAST"} );

Example: Java convert to and from formatted

Data Format Functions

Java Syntax

Argument	Description
RawData	The data to format. Additional information about the data can be provided with web_convert_from_formatted.
TargetParam	The name of a parameter. The formatted string will be saved in this parameter.
ChainName	The data format chain name is the value of the ChainName parameter from the chain INI file. The chain can be a chain you create or one of the chains supplied with LoadRunner Professional.
LAST	A marker indicating the end of the argument list.

Return Values

This function returns LR_PASS (0) on success, and LR_FAIL (1) on failure.

Parameterization

You cannot use standard parameterization for any arguments in this function.

General Information

The web_convert_to_formatted function formats data using one or more data format extensions.

This function can be used if Data Format Extensions are enabled in the Runtime Settings.

Raw Data Qualifiers

The raw data can be qualified. Only one qualifier can be used. For text, no qualifier is used. The qualifiers are:

RawData/EscapedBinary - The raw data is a null-terminated string containing binary codes represented with escaped characters. The data is converted to binary before being passed to the data format chain. See Using Binary Code.

RawData/BinaryParam - The raw data is the name of a parameter containing binary data.