Converts the specified object into an instance of Java class:
com.docflex.api.util.Binary
Currently, this function works simply as a type cast operator, the same as it would be in Java:
(Binary) obj
If the specified object is already an instance of Binary
class,
the same object is returned; otherwise, the function returns null
.
Some Data Source Models (e.g. XML DSM),
allow certain elements and attributes to return values
of binary
type, which are objects
of com.docflex.api.util.Binary
Java class.
This function allows using such values in templates.
For instance, you may use toBinary()
function,
when you want to insert in the generated documents the images
dynamically provided by the data source (or a custom Java class).
In particular, you may define an Image Control as the following:
Binary
object.
For example:
getValueByLPath("Item/Icon").toBinary()
See Also:
getValueByLPath(), getAttrValue(), GOMElement.value, callForName()