Method set

packages/runtime/src/types/string.ts:32–62

(value: ICharacter | string | number | FieldSymbol)

  }

  public set(value: ICharacter | string | number | FieldSymbol): String {
    if (value instanceof FieldSymbol) {
      if (value.getPointer() === undefined) {
        throw new Error("GETWA_NOT_ASSIGNED");
      }
      return this.set(value.getPointer());
    } else if (typeof value === "string") {
      this.value = value;
    } else if (typeof value === "number") {
      this.value = value.toString();
    } else if (value instanceof Character) {
      // replace trailing blanks if the source is a Character string
      this.value = value.getTrimEnd();
    } else if (value instanceof Structure) {
      this.value = value.getCharacter().trimEnd();
    } else if (value instanceof Packed) {
      const fixed = (value as Packed).toFixed(value.getDecimals());
      const lv_sign = fixed.startsWith("-") ? "-" : " ";
      this.value = (fixed.startsWith("-") ? fixed.slice(1) : fixed) + lv_sign;
    } else if (value instanceof Integer) {
      const lv_sign = (value as Integer).get() >= 0 ? " " : "-";
      this.value = Math.abs((value as Integer).get()) + "";
      this.value += lv_sign;
    } else if (value instanceof Float) {
      this.value = value.get() + "";
      this.value = this.value.replace(",", ".");
    } else {
      this.value = value.get() + "";
    }
    return this;
  }

  public clear(): void {
    this.value = "";