Space$

space$ returns a string containing a number of spaces given by its argument.

Syntax

   space$(EXP_NB)

• EXP_NB is an integer expression that returns the number of spaces in the returned string.

Examples

   # Format a string on 35 characters (left aligned, right aligned)
   MY_STRING="This is a string"
   If len(MY_STRING)<=35
     LEFT_ALIGNED=MY_STRING+space$(35-len(MY_STRING))
     RIGHT_ALIGNED=space$(35-len(MY_STRING))+MY_STRING
   Endif
   # space$ returns a string (limited to 255 characters)
   # This statement does not trigger an error, but the result returned is 255
   MAXLEN=len(space$(500))

Description

space$(EXP_NB) returns a space containing EXP_NB spaces. This function is equivalent to string$(EXP_NB,32) or string$(EXP_NB," ").

The type of result is Char.

Comments

space$(0) returns the null string "".

Associated errors

Error code	Description
10	The argument is not numeric.
50	The argument is negative.

See also

string$, ascii, chr$, vireblc.