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| − | [[CENTER()]], [[LPAD()]], [[PADC()]], [[PADR()]], [[RPAD()]], [[STR()]], [[STREXTRACT()]], [[STRTRAN()]], [[STRZERO()]], [[STUFF()]], [[SUBSTR()]], | + | [[CENTER()]], [[LPAD()]], [[PADC()]], [[PADR()]], [[RPAD()]], [[SET STRESCAPE]], [[STR()]], [[STREXTRACT()]], [[STRTRAN()]], [[STRZERO()]], [[STUFF()]], [[SUBSTR()]], |
Revision as of 11:52, 21 July 2010
Purpose
Function to pad out a string to a specified length
Syntax
PADL(<expC1>,<expN>,<expC2>)
See Also
CENTER(), LPAD(), PADC(), PADR(), RPAD(), SET STRESCAPE, STR(), STREXTRACT(), STRTRAN(), STRZERO(), STUFF(), SUBSTR(),
Description
The PADL() function right justifies a character string <expC1> and pads out the left of the string, to a total length of <expN> characters. PADL() returns the new string. If <expC2> is not specified, <expC1> will be padded with blanks, otherwise the string will be padded with the character specified by <expC2>. If the string being processed is longer than the specified total length, it is truncated.
Example
? padl("abc",6,"X") XXXabc
Products
Recital, Recital Server
