Function

internalize( externalizedText, default )

Converts the given externalized string representation of a value to the original value.

See also: externalize()

Parameters

Returns

Text

Usage considerations

This function cannot be used with record data. If you use a!toJson() to create a text representation of record data, that JSON can then be cast to a record data type with a!fromJson().

This example shows how to cast a JSON string to the Address record type. When casting JSON data to a record type, Appian automatically matches the keys to the record type's fields. Any non-matching key names are ignored.

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cast(
  recordType!Address,
  a!fromJson(
      "{""addressId"":301,""addressLine"":""7950 Jones Branch Dr"",
      ""city"":""McLean"",""stateProvinceId"":75,""postalCode"":""22102""}"
  )
)

Examples

internalize(externalize(!pv2)) returns user3 where !pv2 is User Mike Smith whose username is user3

Feature compatibility