CENTER()

Class

String Data

Purpose

Function to center a character expression

Syntax

CENTER(<expC>,<expN>)

CENTRE(<expC>,<expN>)

See Also

BOLD(), LPAD(), MESSAGE, REVERSE(), RPAD(), SET MESSAGE, UNDERLINE()

Description

The CENTER() function centers the character expression <expC> into a character string which is <expN> characters wide. Note that if the MESSAGE or SET MESSAGE TO commands are used, the message text is automatically centered.

Example

? center("Recital", 20)
      Recital       
? "'" + center("Recital", 20) + "'"
'      Recital       
heading = center("Recital", 20)
? type("heading")
C

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer