pjs.pointerString()

Get a string from a pointer to a null-terminated string or write a null-terminated string into a buffer using a pointer.

Parameters

Field name - The name of a Profound.js pointer type field.
Length (optional) - The length of data to get/set.
String (optional) - A string to write into the field buffer pointed to by the given pointer field.

Return Value

The string pointed to by the given pointer field

Example

pjs.define("string", { type: 'char', length: 14});
pjs.define("p_string", { type: 'pointer' });

p_string = pjs.getBuffer(string);
pjs.pointerString(p_string, 14, "Hello, world.");
console.log(pjs.pointerString(p_string));

RPG Equivalent

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