<doc>

<legacy_id></legacy_id>

<name>bytes</name>

<type>keyword</type>

<syntax>

</syntax>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<summary>Used with the <command tag="sort">sort</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>, <function tag="number">number</function> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>, and <operator tag="is among">is among</operator> and <operator tag="is not among">is not among</operator> <glossary tag="operator">operators</glossary> to designate each byte as a separate portion of a <keyword tag="string">string</keyword>.</summary>

<examples>

<example>get the number of bytes of field &quot;Entry&quot;</example>

<example>get the number of bytes of the compress of tString</example>

</examples>

<history>

<introduced version="4.0">Added.</introduced>

<deprecated version=""></deprecated>

<removed version=""></removed>

</history>

<objects>

</objects>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<classification>

<category>Text and Data Processing</category>

<category>Database Operations</category>

</classification>

<references>

<operator tag="is among">is among Operator</operator>

<operator tag="is not among">is not among Operator</operator>

<keyword tag="byte">byte Keyword</keyword>

<keyword tag="character">character Keyword</keyword>

<keyword tag="characters">character Keyword</keyword>

</references>

<description>

<overview>Use the <b>bytes</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to <command tag="sort">sort</command> or <command tag="select">select</command> individual bytes.</overview>

<parameters>

</parameters>

<value></value>

<comments>A byte is a single letter, digit, punctuation mark, or control character.<p></p><p></p><note>At present the bytes keyword is identical in functionality to the characters keyword. However, it should be used when strings containing binary data are being manipulated to ensure future efficiency.</note></comments>

</description>

</doc>