String to byte/word Array improvement

[eximo]

The String to byte array instrument is locked into 8 bits only, which makes sense since it is taking a string and turning it into individual bytes.

An improvement would to have a right click feature on the instrument to change the size to bytes/words/dwords/qwords.

[crossrulz]

But then you have to start worrying about endienness.  The Unflatten From String would be the better way to go since you can control this.  I have also used the Type Cast to do this just as easily.

[eximo]

Just add the endiness to the same right click menu and gray it out when single byte is selected

[AristosQueue (NI)]

String to Byte Array is a no-op primitive. There's no performance hit. If you want to go to another size, then wire the output of that node into a "To I16" primitive, or whatever other type you want. Or, if you're trying to put two characters in side-by-side, use the Type Cast node. It does what you're asking for (note that it does truncate rather than pad with zeroes).

[Darren]

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