Inline Functions - Conversion

Note that the success of a conversion depends on the data itself and not only on the input type. For example, converting a Long data type to a Short will work as long as the data itself is convertible, i.e. a number of 16 bits or less. Converting a Decimal to Boolean will only work if the decimal number is 1.0 or 0.0.

Boolean can be converted from a number, where 1 equals True and 0 equals False.

Function	Accepted input types
To Binary	String (Base-64)
To Boolean	String, Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Double, Decimal, Boolean
To Bytes	String
To DateTime	String
To Decimal	String, Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Double, Decimal, Boolean
To Double	String, Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Double, Decimal, Boolean
To Integer	String, Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Double, Decimal, Boolean
To Long	String, Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Double, Decimal, Boolean
To Short	String, Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Double, Decimal, Boolean
To String	String, Byte, List of Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Double, Decimal, Boolean
To K2 FQN User	String, String[]
To SharePoint Claims User	String, String[]

An item is selected and then added to the canvas or K2 field part by clicking the Add button or by using drag-and-drop.

Fig. 1. Conversion

Functions	Description	Example
To Base-64 String	Converts an array of bytes to a base-64 encoded string	Input Value: { 69, 120, 97, 109, 112, 108, 101 } Result: "RXhhbXBsZQ=="
To Binary	Converts a base-64 encoded string to an array of bytes.	Input Value: "RXhhbXBsZQ==" Result: { 69, 120, 97, 109, 112, 108, 101 }
To Boolean	Converts a value to a Boolean data type.	Input Value: "True" Result: True
To Bytes	Converts a string to an array of bytes using the default character encoding.	Input Value: "Example" Result: { 69, 120, 97, 109, 112, 108, 101 }
To Date Time	Converts a value to a DateTime data type.	InputValue: "2009/02/02 05:05:05 AM" Result: 2009/02/02 05:05:05 AM
To Decimal	Converts a value to a Decimal Data type.	Input Value: "1" Result: 1.0
To Double	Converts a value to a Double data type.	Input Value: "1" Result: 1.0
To Integer	Converts a value to an Integer data type.	Input Value: "1.0" Result: 1
To Long	Converts a value to a Long data type.	Input Value: "1.0" Result: 1
To Short	Converts a value to a Short data type.	Input Value: "1.0" Result: 1
To String	Converts a value to a String data type.	Example 1: Input Value: 12345 Result: "12345" Example 2: Input Value: { 69, 120, 97, 109, 112, 108, 101 } Result: "Example"
To K2 FQN User	Converts an encoded SharePoint claims user or group to K2 FQN user or group.	Example 1: Input Value: c:0-.f\|ldaproleprovider\|legal Result: K2LDAP:legal Example 2: Input Value: c:0-.f\|ldaproleprovider\|legal;i:0#.f\|ldapmembershipprovider\|holly Result: K2LDAP:joe;K2LDAP:holly
To SharePoint Claims User	Converts a K2 FQN user or group to an encoded SharePoint claims user or group.	Example 1: Input Value: c:0-.f\|ldaproleprovider\|legal Result: K2LDAP:legal Example 2: Input Value: c:0-.f\|ldaproleprovider\|legal;i:0#.f\|ldapmembershipprovider\|holly Result: K2LDAP:joe;K2LDAP:holly

The Function Wizard content varies according to the selected function: