# Undocumented APIs

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**Category:** Documentation feedback\
**Created:** [June 22, 2011, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/undocumented-apis/5110 "2011-06-22T09:39:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![awneil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@awneil](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/awneil)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/undocumented-apis/5110/8 "2011-06-23T10:02:40Z")

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See also: ADL\_GET\_PARAM

> [@Wallace](#):
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> For some reason cannot disclose more here…Need more time to test if they are really useful or not…

I think they were documented in the so-called “Basic Development Guide” - way back when Open-AT had the option of using the “Basic” API or the “ADL” API.

> [@Some function for recognizing numbers and text](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/some-function-for-recognizing-numbers-and-text/1236/3):
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> The standard ‘C’ library functions are available, Wavecom also provides some extras like wm\_isphonestring - these are described under Standard Library in the Basic Development Guide. These functions can also be used in ADL.

> [@Documentation missing: standard types](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/documentation-missing-standard-types/3459/1):
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> The u8, s8, u16, s16, ascii, etc types are no longer documented. See: [viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3730&p=14442#p14442](http://www.wavecom.com/modules/movie/scenes/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3730&p=14442#p14442) It looks like Wavecom forgot to put them into the ADL User Guide when the Basic Development Guide was discontinued…

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