Xbasic

UT Function

Syntax

Output_String as C = UT(C character)

Arguments

characterCharacter

A character string.

Returns

Output_StringCharacter

Return the input string formatted in upper case with leading and trailing whitespace removed.

Description

Returns the uppercase trimmed version of the string supplied.

Discussion

Converts all the text to uppercase, and removes leading and trailing blanks from a character string.

Example

? ut("    assorted parts    ")
= "ASSORTED PARTS"

DIM lastname as C = "Dudley    "
DIM firstname as C = "Beth   "
? ut(lastname) + upper(firstname)
= "DUDLEYBETH   "

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