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# Encode

Kalipso - Form - Expressions - Functions - Functions Descriptions - String Functions - Encode

This Function returns a \<string>, which is the specified *Value* with all the non printable chars converted to their corresponding ASCII value, between "<" and ">".

### Parameters

* **Value** <*string*> - String to encode.<br>

### Examples

* *Example 1*

Encode("Kalipso![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrTlA1suFa5N48x_83N%2Fuploads%2FRc8ldnIM9Oz3V7hLCACW%2Ffile.png?alt=media)is![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrTlA1suFa5N48x_83N%2Fuploads%2FckZ4GwVbqdjXjvUqie6k%2Ffile.png?alt=media)great.")\
**Result** = Kalipso<3>is<8>great.

* *Example 2*

Encode("Kalipso![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrTlA1suFa5N48x_83N%2Fuploads%2FxeB7LsMzI8rrMa4a2nER%2Ffile.png?alt=media)is![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LrTlA1suFa5N48x_83N%2Fuploads%2FwJtZSA7aJugsTLrjcFt6%2Ffile.png?alt=media)great.")\
**Result** = Kalipso<0>is<0>great.

{% hint style="info" %}
If **Value** contains "<0>", the returned value is truncated to the first occurrence of "<0>".
{% endhint %}