The mi_decimal_to_binary() function
The mi_decimal_to_binary() function converts a text (string) representation of a decimal value to its binary (internal) DECIMAL representation.
Syntax
mi_decimal *mi_decimal_to_binary(decimal_string)
mi_lvarchar *decimal_string;- decimal_string
- A pointer to the decimal string to convert to its internal DECIMAL format.
| Valid in client LIBMI application? | Valid in user-defined routine? |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
Usage
The mi_decimal_to_binary() function converts the decimal string that decimal_string references to the internal DECIMAL value. An internal DECIMAL value is the format that the database server uses to store a value in a DECIMAL column of the database. This format can represent both fixed-point and floating-point decimal numbers.
For GLS, the mi_decimal_to_binary() function
accepts the decimal string in the numeric format of the current processing
locale. The function also performs any code-set conversion necessary
between the current processing locale and the target locale.
Important: The mi_decimal_to_binary() function
is supported only for compatibility with earlier versions of existing DataBlade® API modules.
The DataBlade API will
eventually discontinue support for this function. Use the mi_string_to_decimal() function
in any new DataBlade API modules.
Return values
- An mi_decimal pointer
- A pointer to the internal DECIMAL representation that mi_decimal_to_binary() has created.
- NULL
- The function was not successful.