<doc>
	<legacy_id></legacy_id>
	<name>bytes</name>
	<type>keyword</type>

	<syntax>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
	</synonyms>

	<summary>Used with the <command tag="sort">sort</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>, <function tag="number">number</function> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>, and <operator tag="is among">is among</operator> and <operator tag="is not among">is not among</operator> <glossary tag="operator">operators</glossary> to designate each byte as a separate portion of a <keyword tag="string">string</keyword>.</summary>

	<examples>
<example>get the number of bytes of field &quot;Entry&quot;</example>
<example>get the number of bytes of the compress of tString</example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="4.0">Added.</introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
	</history>

	<objects>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
	  <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
	  <mobile/>
  </classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Text and Data Processing</category>
		<category>Database Operations</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<operator tag="is among">is among Operator</operator>
		<operator tag="is not among">is not among Operator</operator>
		<keyword tag="byte">byte Keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="character">character Keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="characters">character Keyword</keyword>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the <b>bytes</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to <command tag="sort">sort</command> or <command tag="select">select</command> individual bytes.</overview>

		<parameters>
		</parameters>

	<value></value>
	<comments>A byte is a single letter, digit, punctuation mark, or control character.<p></p><p></p><note>At present the bytes keyword is identical in functionality to the characters keyword. However, it should be used when strings containing binary data are being manipulated to ensure future efficiency.</note></comments>
	</description>
</doc>