HomeSYNOPSIS
msg = mtd16.new([msgCode])
DESCRIPTION
Creates a new message buffer suitable for encoding a MTD16 message.
The optional argument msgCode will initally add a message header with the given code, just as if mtd16:appendMessageCode() has been called. If msgCode is not a number, it is looked up in the table mtd16.lutTag to get its numerical value.
RETURN VALUE
A new message buffer instance.
ERRORS
Raises an error if msgCode could not be converted to a number by looking it up in
mtd16.lutTag.
SEE ALSO
#mtd16, mtd16.answerCode, mtd16.fromData, mtd16.fromText, mtd16.isNestedTag, mtd16.lutType, 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)