peoplecodeapi

Syntax

Clean(string)

Description

Use the Clean function to remove all non-printable characters, such as control codes, end of line marks, and unpaired Unicode combining marks, from a text string and return the result as a String value. It is intended for use on text imported from other applications that contains characters that may not be printable. Frequently, low-level characters appear at the beginning and end of each line of imported data, and they cannot be printed.

Note: All white space characters (for example, a blank space, a tab, a carriage return, and so on) are deemed printable. Therefore, they are not be removed by the Clean function.

Parameters

Field or Control	Definition
`string`	Specifies the text to be cleaned as a string.

Returns

Returns a String value purged of non-printable characters.