$leftjustify
$leftjustify
Left-justifies a character string.
Syntax
$leftjustify(string)
Parameters
| string | a character string or an expression that evaluates to a character string |
Return Value
Character string.
Comments
String is left-justified in a space that is $length(string) characters long. Leading spaces in string are ignored.
Example
$leftjustify(” abcde”)
Evaluates to “abcde “.
$leftjustify(var1)
Evaluates to “3 ” if var1 is a LONGINT variable whose value is 3 (occupies 12 character spaces when converted to a string).
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