Core Function BinaryJoin
BinaryJoin( <separator>, <values>, <start>, <count> )
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Description
Join together a ton of Binary variables in an extremely fast and efficient way.
Parameters
separator
A value to use as the separator.
values
One of more values to be joined.
To send more than one value create an array()
start
Optional; Position of the first array element in values to use.
length
Optional; Number of elements in values to use.
Return Value
Success: Returns a new binary variable.
Failure: Returns empty binary variable.
Remarks
Use NULL as the separator to join with an empty separator.
This function is generic similar to the arrays Join() function so you can use anything you want in as the parameters and it will be converted into binary on the fly.
Example
// Create some binary variables $binary1 = Pack("A*", "The"); $binary2 = Pack("A*", "quick"); $binary3 = Pack("A*", "FoX"); // Create a separator $binarySep = Pack("A*", " "); // Join them together my $Joined = BinaryJoin($binarySep, array($binary1, $binary2, $binary3)); // Print result say BinaryExpand($Joined); // Prints: // 54 68 65 20 71 75 69 63 6B 20 46 6F 58 -- -- -- The quick FoX
Same as above but this time with no separator
// Create some binary variables $binary1 = Pack("A*", "The"); $binary2 = Pack("A*", "quick"); $binary3 = Pack("A*", "FoX"); // Join them together my $Joined = BinaryJoin(null, array($binary1, $binary2, $binary3)); // Print result say BinaryExpand($Joined); // Prints: // 54 68 65 71 75 69 63 6B 46 6F 58 -- -- -- -- -- ThequickFoX
Since this is a generic function like the array Join() function you can use anything as the parameters and it will be converted into binary on the fly for example here we use a string for the separator
// Create some binary variables $binary1 = Pack("A*", "The"); $binary2 = Pack("A*", "quick"); $binary3 = Pack("A*", "FoX"); // Join them together my $Joined = BinaryJoin(",", array($binary1, $binary2, $binary3)); my $Joined2 = BinaryJoin("?!", array($binary1, $binary2, $binary3)); // Print result say BinaryExpand($Joined); say BinaryExpand($Joined2); // Prints: // 54 68 65 2C 71 75 69 63 6B 2C 46 6F 58 -- -- -- The,quick,FoX // 54 68 65 3F 21 71 75 69 63 6B 3F 21 46 6F 58 -- The?!quick?!FoX
