====== BYTES_TO_STRING ======

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===== Function name =====

BYTES_TO_STRING

===== ST call =====

<code st-iec>
PROGRAM BYTES_TO_STRING_DEMO
    VAR
        L:DINT:=4;
      BYTE1 ARRAY[0..3] OF BYTE :=[65,64,65,55];
      OUTPUT_STRING: STRING;
      BYTES: BYTE_PTR;
     END_VAR
        BYTES:=ADR(BYTE[0]);
        OUTPUT_STRING:=BYTES_TO_STRING(BYTES:=BYTES, L:=L);
END_PROGRAM
</code>

===== Description =====

Function converts an array of numbers representing ASCII characters to an ASCII string.\\


===== Inputs =====

|Input|Type    |Description                                                           |
|BYTES|BYTE_PTR|Pointer to the first byte where the ASCII-coded characters are stored.|
|L    |DINT    |Number of bytes to be read - string length.                           |

===== Outputs =====

|Output|Type  |Description                       |
|=>    |STRING|Output string of ASCII characters.|

===== Application example =====

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