HomeSYNOPSIS
code = mtd16.tagCode(tag)
DESCRIPTION
Calculates the numerical value of tag with the type stripped off. If tag is not a
number, it is looked up in the table mtd16.lutTag to get its numerical value.
RETURN VALUE
The numerical value of tag, with the top four bits cleared.
ERRORS
Raises an error if tag could not be converted to a number by looking it up in
mtd16.lutTag.
EXAMPLE
>
print(mtd16.tagCode(0xF001))
1
SEE ALSO
#mtd16, mtd16.answerCode, mtd16.fromData, mtd16.fromText, mtd16.isNestedTag, mtd16.lutType, mtd16.new, 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)