Convert Number to Sting in graphica mapping

Hi
I need to convert the number to string using graphical mapping in SAP PI 7.1
Please share the posts if any,
Regards
Blue
Edited by: hiddu4u on Nov 21, 2010 10:56 AM

You can do this using mapping UDF; UDF code will b something like this:-
int aInt = [input];
String aString = Integer.toString(aInt);
Edited by: Samiullah Qureshi on Nov 22, 2010 9:41 AM

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Q1: Which amoung the above mappings is the best and why?
Q2: On what cases Graphical, XSLT, Java and ABAP Mapping should be used?
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Message was edited by:
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Hi,
There is no hard and fast rule for using the mapping techniques.
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/6d/aadd3e6ecb1f39e10000000a114084/content.htm
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