FUNCTION::TEXT_STRN(3stap)                       A collection of standard strin                       FUNCTION::TEXT_STRN(3stap)



NAME
       function::text_strn - Escape any non-printable chars in a string

SYNOPSIS
           text_strn:string(input:string,len:long,quoted:long)

ARGUMENTS
       input
           the string to escape

       len
           maximum length of string to return (0 implies MAXSTRINGLEN)

       quoted
           put double quotes around the string. If input string is truncated it will have "..."  after the second quote

DESCRIPTION
       This function accepts a string of designated length, and any ASCII characters that are not printable are replaced by the
       corresponding escape sequence in the returned string.



SystemTap Tapset Reference                                 August 2011                                FUNCTION::TEXT_STRN(3stap)