Re: %str() use discouraged?

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with a "zero terminated string"

My intended use is this:
If %str(getenv('ENV_VAR')) = 'Literal value here';
Endif;

I believe getenv() returns a null-terminated string.

Thanks



-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Klement [mailto:rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:24 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: %str() use discouraged?

For the purposes of converting a zero terminated string into an RPG
VARCHAR, it is not inefficient. It has never been inefficient. This is
what it was designed for.

For other purposes, though... ? Well, it depends on the purpose.


On 4/22/2020 7:48 AM, Justin Taylor wrote:

I have a vague recollection that %str() is horribly inefficient, and its

use is discourage. Am I remembering correctly, and is that still
applicable to 7.3? If so, is there a preferred alternative?

TIA

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