Function: ctrls

Syntax

ctrls (<string>)

Type

string

Returns

A string value with control characters converted to escaped printable characters, i.e. LF characters converted to \n, TABs to \t.

Only ASCII codes with values meaningful for print purposes are converted, i.e.

ASCII 7 to \a BELL,
ASCII 8 to \b BACKSPACE,
ASCII 9 to \t TAB,
ASCII 10 to \n LINE FEED,
ASCII 11 to \v VERTICAL TAB,
ASCII 12 to \f FORM FEED,
ASCII 13 to \r CARRIAGE RETURN.

Parameters

• <string>
  The string to be changed.

Examples

string new = ctrls(mystring)