MATHEMATICA IMPORT/EXPORT FORMAT

Character16

Sequence of 16-bit characters.
Raw binary format.

Import can read any file as a sequence of characters.
Export writes a list of characters to a file.

Import and Export Import and Export

Import["file", "Character16"] imports any file, returning a list of 16-bit characters.
Export["file", list, "Character16"] exports a list of 16-bit characters to file.
Import["file", {"Character16", elem}] or Import["file", elem ] imports the specified element from file.
Import["file", {"Character16", {elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] imports multiple elements.
See the reference pages for full general information on Import and Export.
ImportString and ExportString support the Character16 format.

Elements Elements

General Import elements:

	"Elements"	elements and options available in this file
	"Rules"	full rules for each element and option
	"Options"	rules for options, properties, and settings

Data representation element:
"Data" list of 16-bit characters
By default, Import and Export use the element.
Import["file", {"Character16", n}] gives the n 2-byte character.

Options Options

General option:
ByteOrdering -1 what byte ordering to use
Import option:
"HeaderBytes" 0 how many bytes to skip at the beginning of the file

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Basic Examples (1)Basic Examples (1)

Convert a list of characters to a string representing a 16-bit character array:

Out[1]=

Show the character codes corresponding to the previous result:

Out[2]=

Convert back to a list of characters:

Out[3]=

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