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Spacefunction

Creates a string of a given length filled with spaces (" ")

String Functionsfunctiondocumented

Syntax

Declare Function Space( ByVal count As Integer ) As String

Parameters

NameDescription
countAn integer type specifying the length of the string to be created.

Return value


The created string. An empty string will be returned if count <= 0.

Description


Space creates a string with the specified number of spaces.

Remarks

Usage


result = Space[$]( count )

Dialect Differences


  • The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
  • The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
  • The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).

Differences from QB


  • None

See also


Example


Dim a As String

a = "x" + Space(3) + "x"

Print a ' prints: x   x


Reference

  • Documented in KeyPgSpace.html