coerce

Data Coerce Functions

This function package enables you to coerce data from one type to another.

Valid data types in Flogo include:

Type	Description
any	Any data type.
string	A string
int	A standard int
int32	A 32 bit integer
int64	A 64 bit integer
float32	A 32 bit float
float64	A 64 bit float
bool	A boolean (true
object	A flogo object. Essentially a JOSN object
bytes	A byte data type
params	Parameters data type
array	An array type
map	A map

toType()

Used to convert a value to a specified type.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.
type	string	The data type to coerce to.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	any	The coerced value

toString()

Convert the spcified value to a string.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	string	The coerced string value

toInt()

Convert the specified value to an int.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	int	The coerced int value

toInt32()

Convert the specified value to an int32.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	int32	The coerced int32 value

toInt64()

Convert the specified value to a int64.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	int64	The coerced int64 value

toFloat32()

Convert the specified value to a float32.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	float32	The coerced int32 value

toFloat64()

Convert the specified value to a float64.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	float64	The coerced float64 value

toBool()

Convert the specified value to a boolean.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	bool	The coerced bool value

toBytes()

Convert the specified value to bytes.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	byte	The coerced byte value

toParams()

Convert the specified value to params type.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	params	The coerced params value

toObject()

Convert the specified value to an object type.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	object	The coerced object

toArray()

Convert the specified value to an array.

Input Args

Arg	Type	Description
value	any	The value to be coerced.

Output

Arg	Type	Description
returnType	array	The coerced array