String (Function)
 
Creates and fills a string of a certain length with a certain character

Syntax

Declare Function String ( ByVal count As Integer, ByVal ch_code As Long ) As String
Declare Function String ( ByVal count As Integer, ByRef ch As Const String ) As String

Usage

result = String[$]( count, ch_code )
or
result = String[$]( count, ch )

Parameters

count
An integer specifying the length of the string to be created.
ch_code
A long specifying the ASCII character code to be used to fill the string.
ch
A string whose first character is to be used to fill the string.

Return Value

The created string. An empty string will be returned if either ch is an empty string, or count <= 0.

Description

The String function returns a string with a length of count, filled with a given ch_code or ch.

Example

Print String( 4, 69 )         '' prints "EEEE"
Print String( 5, "Indeed" )   '' prints "IIIII"
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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