View this page in the latest version of Appian. internalize() Function Share Share via LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link Print On This Page Function internalize( externalizedText, default ) Converts the given externalized string representation of a value to the original value. See also: externalize() Parameters Keyword Type Description externalizedText Text Externalized representation of a value. default Any Type Value to return if the text cannot be internalized or an error occurs. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian. Feature Compatibility Note Portals Compatible Offline Mobile Compatible Sync-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Real-Time Custom Record Fields Incompatible Process Reports Compatible Process Events Compatible Feedback Was this page helpful? SHARE FEEDBACK Loading...