Character8

• Import can read any file as a sequence of characters.

• Export writes a list of characters to a file.

IMPORT AND EXPORT

• Import["file", "Character8"] imports any file, returning a list of 8-bit characters.

• Export["file", list, "Character8"] exports a list of characters to a binary file.

• Export["file", expr, "Character8"] converts an expression to a string of characters and exports it to a binary file in which each byte represents a character.

• Import["file", {"Character8", elem}] or Import["file", elem ] imports the specified element.

• Import["file", {"Character8", {elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] imports multiple elements.

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

• ImportString and ExportString support the Character8 format.

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 8-bit characters

• By default, Import and Export use the "Data" element.

• Import["file", {"Character8", n}] gives the n byte.

OPTIONS

• Import option:

"HeaderBytes"

0

how many bytes to skip at the beginning of the file

SEE ALSO

• Binary  Bit  Byte  Character16  Integer8  Integer16  Integer24  Integer32  Integer64  Integer128  UnsignedInteger8  UnsignedInteger16  UnsignedInteger24  UnsignedInteger32  UnsignedInteger64  UnsignedInteger128  Real32  Real64  Real128  Complex64  Complex128  Complex256  String

MORE ABOUT

• Binary Data

• Listing of All Formats

EXAMPLES

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Basic Examples

Convert a list of characters to a string representing an 8-bit character array: In[1]:= Out[1]= Mathematica can also convert expressions of multi-character strings to 8-bit characters: In[2]:= Out[2]= Convert the previous result back to an expression: In[3]:= Out[3]=   Multi-byte characters cannot be exported to the Character8 format: In[1]:= Out[1]=