DBYTE( ) function
Returns the Unicode character located at the specified byte position in a record.
Note
This function is specific to the Unicode edition of Analytics. It is not a supported function in the non-Unicode edition.
Syntax
DBYTE(byte_location)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| byte_location | numeric |
The byte position to return as a character value. To return a meaningful value, you must specify the starting point of the double-byte character, which means that you should only specify odd numbers in the byte_location parameter. |
Output
Character.
Examples
Basic examples
The examples illustrate the behavior of the function when applied to the following Unicode value, which contains 11 characters (22 bytes) 美丽 10072DOE:
Returns "丽":
DBYTE(3)
Returns "D":
DBYTE(17)
Returns "E":
DBYTE(21)
Remarks
When to use DBYTE( )
Use DBYTE( ) to examine the contents of a position in a record, without having to define a field for this purpose.
