efun::to_array()

SYNOPSIS¶

mixed * to_array ( string )

mixed * to_array ( symbol )

mixed * to_array ( quotedarray )

mixed * to_array ( mixed * )

mixed * to_array ( struct )

(int*)<value>

Strings and symbols are converted to an int array that consists of the args characters.

Note

the string “12” will be converted to the array ({ 33, 34 }), and not ({ 33, 34, 0 }) (the LDMud versions prior to 3.3 returned the latter array).

Quoted arrays are “dequoted”, and arrays are left as they are.

Structs are converted into a normal array.

Limit

The cast notation only works if the precise type of <value> is known at compile-time. This will not be fixed–use the function form instead.