HomeSYNOPSIS
ans = mtd16.answerCode(tag)
DESCRIPTION
Converts the type of tag, which must be Message, into the type Answer. This is done
by replacing the top four bytes of the tag's numeric value.
RETURN VALUE
If tag is of type Message, the numeric value of the corresponding Answer tag.
ERRORS
Returns nil if tag does not describe a tag of type Message.
Raises an error if tag could not be converted to a number by looking it up in mtd16.lutTag.
EXAMPLE
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ans = mtd16.answerCode(0xD00F)
print(string.format("0x%04X", ans))
0xE00F
SEE ALSO
#mtd16, mtd16.fromData, mtd16.fromText, mtd16.isNestedTag, mtd16.lutType, mtd16.new, mtd16.tagCode, mtd16.tagName, mtd16.tagNumber, mtd16.tagType, mtd16:append, mtd16:appendMessageCode, mtd16:contains, mtd16:get, mtd16:getNumber, mtd16:getString, mtd16:isEmpty, mtd16:isValid, mtd16:messageCode, mtd16:nextMessageCode, mtd16:pairs, mtd16:rewind, mtd16:tags, mtd16:toData, mtd16:toText, mtd16:trace, tostring(mtd16)