CRE Programmer's Guide
Common Run-Time Environment (CRE) Programmer’s Guide—528146-004
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String and Memory Block Functions
This section describes the string and memory block functions supported by the CRE. 
The term “white space” in a function description includes spaces, newline characters, 
horizontal tabs, vertical tabs, and form feeds.
String Functions
This subsection describes the string functions supported by the TNS CRE. Each 
function described in this section begins with the prefix RTL_ or CRE_. Refer to Using 
Standard Functions on page 2-56 for more information.
Table 8-1. TNS CRE String Functions (page1of2)
Function Name Function Action
Atoi, Atol, Atof
 on 
page 8-3
Converts a string of decimal characters to an integer or a real number.
Stcarg
 on 
page 8-4
Scans a string until it finds one of the characters from another specified 
string.
Stccpy
 on 
page 8-5
Copies characters from one string to another.
Stcd_I
 on 
page 8-6
Converts a string of decimal characters to an integer.
Stcd_L
 on 
page 8-7
Converts a string of decimal characters to a 32-bit integer.
Stch_I
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page 8-8
Converts a string of hexadecimal characters to an integer.
Stci_D
 on 
page 8-9
Converts a signed integer to a string of decimal characters.
Stcpm
 on 
page 8-10
Scans a string for a substring that matches a specified pattern.
Stcpma
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page 8-11
Determines whether a string starts with a substring that matches a 
specified pattern.
Stcu_D
 on 
page 8-12
Converts an unsigned integer to a string of decimal characters.
Stpblk
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page 8-13
Scans a string for a non-white-space character.
Stpsym
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page 8-14
Gets a symbol from a string and stores it in another specified string.
Stptok
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page 8-15
Scans a string for a token and copies the token to another string.










