Str function
Description
Returns a string containing the expression repeated the specified number of times.
Syntax
Str(expression, count)
Parameters
The Str function has the following parameters.
| Parameter | Description | |
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| expression | Specifies the string value that is to be repeated. The expression must be a variable name or character string value. | |
| count | Must be a positive integer or must evaluate to a positive integer. It specifies the number of times to repeat expression. In the following example, the variable identifier X is assigned the string value containing 10 asterisk characters: X = Str("*",10) Note: The count parameter has an upper limit of 256MB. Any integer equal to or greater than 256MB will cause the system to abend. |
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Remarks
The string function has an upper limit of 256 MB. An
See Also
Example
* The variable identifier X is given the value of 60 underlines.
X = Str("_", 60)
E = "XX"
* G is assigned the string value of XXXXXXXXXX.
G = Str(E, 5)
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