ConvertToClient

See Also: ConvertFromClient, Web Application Helper Functions

Purpose

In web applications, this function converts a DataFlex format value into a generic format appropriate for transport to the client (e.g. as XML or JSON data).

Return Type

String

Syntax

Move ( ConvertToClient ( eDataType, sValue ) ) to ReturnedValue

Where:

What it Does

In web applications, this function converts a DataFlex format value into a generic format appropriate for transport to the client (e.g. as XML or JSON data).

For example, a date value should be converted from "03/24/2013" into the XML transport format for dates. e.g. European "2013-03-24" is converted into "24/03/2013", USA "2013-03-24".

This function is intended to be used when sending numeric or date values to the client during an AJAX call in a Web Framework application.

This function is already used internally by the framework to convert psValue Web Properties.