# tibemsMsgField_PrintToBuffer

Function

## Purpose

Print a message field into a buffer.

## C Declaration

    tibems_status tibemsMsgField_PrintToBuffer(
        tibemsMsgField* field,
        char* buffer,
        tibems_int maxlen);

## COBOL Call

    CALL "tibemsMsgField_PrintToBuffer"
        USING BY REFERENCE field,
        BY REFERENCE buffer,
        BY VALUE maxlen,
        RETURNING tibems-status
    END-CALL.

## Parameters

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
`field` | Print this message field instance.
`buffer` | Location to store the string representation of the message.
`maxlen` | Size of the buffer.

## Remarks

`tibemsMsgField_PrintToBuffer` prints to a buffer, in the format FieldDataType:Value.

Status Code | Description
--- | ---
`TIBEMS_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER` | Buffer is too small to hold the data.

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