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HB_DeSerialize()

Converts a binary string back to its original data type.

Syntax

HB_DeSerialize( <cBinary> ) --> xValue

Arguments

<cBinary>

This is a character string returned from HB_Serialize().

Return

The function returns the value previously converted by HB_Serialize().

Description

HB_DeSerialize() reverses the result of HB_Serialize(), i.e. the binary string representation of a value is converted back to its original data type and returned.

Info

See also:	HB_DeserialBegin(), HB_DeserialNext(), HB_RestoreBlock(), HB_Serialize(), RESTORE, SAVE
Category:	Conversion functions , Serialization functions , xHarbour extensions
Source:	rtl\hbserial.prg
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll