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MASK Function

Syntax

Arguments

stringCharacter

A string containing the text to format.

templateCharacter

A character string containing formatting and space characters. Any non-space character may be used for formatting.

Returns

Formatted_StringCharacter

Returns a formatted string.

Description

Replace spaces in template with characters of string.

Discussion

MASK() inserts characters from an unformatted string into a template, to replace all of the spaces in the template and return the newly formatted string. Non-blank characters in template are included in the output string. To include a space in the string, use the pipe character ( | ) in the template.

Example

? mask("6175551212", "(   )|   -    ")
= "(617) 555-1212"

See Also

• Character Replacement Functions
• Character Formatting Functions