string_bytes/3

Module

Built-in predicate.

Description

Relates text and its byte representation according to Encoding.

Signature

string_bytes(?String, ?Bytes, +Encoding) is det

Examples

Encode UTF-8 text into bytes

This scenario demonstrates converting text into its UTF-8 byte sequence.

Here are the steps of the scenario:

• Given the query:

string_bytes('aé', Bytes, utf8).

• When the query is run
• Then the answer we get is:

height: 42
gas_used: 4392
answer:
  has_more: false
  variables: ["Bytes"]
  results:
  - substitutions:
    - variable: Bytes
      expression: "[97,195,169]"