FUNCTION::TEXT_STRN(3staA)collection of standard strFUNCTION::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.
AUTHOR
SystemTap
Hackers
COPYRIGHTSystemTap Tapset Reference February 2012 FUNCTION::TEXT_STRN(3stap)