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Format |
Syntax |
Format(E:OBJECT,N:INT):STRING |
Summary |
convert object to formatted string |
Description |
Like Sprint, this function converts the value of E into a string. If the string has fewer than N characters, then spaces are added to the front to make the length N. |
Example |
L := [1,2,3]; M := Format(L,20); M; [1, 2, 3] ------------------------------- Type(L); LIST ------------------------------- Type(M); STRING ------------------------------- Format(L,2); -- 'Format' does not truncate [1, 2, 3] ------------------------------- |
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