Xbasic
ZBLANK Function
Syntax
Formatted_String as C = ZBLANK( Number as N [, Length as N [, Decimal_Places as N ]] )
Arguments
- numberNumeric
The number to format.
- LengthNumeric
Default = 10. The number of characters in the Formatted_String.
- Decimal_PlacesNumeric
Default = 0. The number of characters after the decimal point in the Formatted_String. If you do not specify decimal places, STR() rounds the Number to the nearest whole number.
Returns
- Formatted_StringCharacter
Returns the formatted string.
Description
Converts a number to a blank character string if the number is zero.
Discussion
ZBLANK() converts a Number to a formatted right justified character string, returning a blank (empty) string if the number is zero.
Example
dim DISCOUNT as n ?zblank(DISCOUNT) = " " dim len as n len = 3 ?zblank(DISCOUNT,len) = " " len = 0 ?zblank(DISCOUNT,len) = "" dim dec as n len = 10 dec = 3 ? zblank(14.3, len, dec) = " 14.300"
See Also