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Syntax
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String[$]
(number,[CharCode | text$])
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Description
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Returns a string of length number consisting of a repetition of the specified filler character.
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Comments
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String$
returns a
String
, whereas
String
returns a
String
variant.
These functions take the following parameters:
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Parameter
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Description
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number
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Integer specifying the number of repetitions.
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CharCode
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Integer specifying the character code to be used as the filler character. If CharCode is greater than 255 (the largest character value), then the Basic Control Engine converts it to a valid character using the following formula:
CharCode Mod 256
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text$
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Any String expression, the first character of which is used as the filler character.
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Example
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This example uses the String function to create a line of "=" signs the length of another string and then displays the character string underlined with the generated string.
Const crlf = Chr$(13) + Chr$(10)
Sub Main()
a$ = "This string will appear underlined."
b$ = String(Len(a$),"_")
MsgBox a$ & crlf & b$
End Sub
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See Also
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Space, Space$ (functions).
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