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API Function: mixed_sprint

Summary:

print LPC data to a string

Defined In LPC Object:

/usr/common/sys/stringd.c

Prototype:

string mixed_sprint(mixed data)

Can Be Called By:

Anybody

Description:

Returns the string encoding the given LPC data. This could be used for debugging, or potentially to serialize data to a file. The data should contain no self-references or mixed_sprint may get into an infinite loop, repeat parts of the data or otherwise behave unpredictably.

Objects print only their names, not their contents. This limits the use of mixed_sprint for serialization.

Return Value:

The new string.

Errors:

Unrecognized DGD types may give an error.

See Also:

tree_sprint