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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 imports any file, returning a list of 16-bit characters.

Export exports a list of 16-bit characters to file.

Import or Import imports the specified element from file.

Import imports multiple elements.

See the reference pages for full general information on Import and Export.

ImportString and ExportString support the Character16 format.

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 gives the n 2-byte character.

General option:

-1

what byte ordering to use

Import option:

"HeaderBytes"

0

how many bytes to skip at the beginning of the file

Binary Data

Listing of All Formats

Basic Examples (1)

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

Show the character codes corresponding to the previous result:

Convert back to a list of characters:

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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