PADC()

Centers an expression for a given width

Syntax

PADC(<xVal>,<nWidth>,<cFill>) --> cString

Arguments

<xVal> An number,Character or date to pad

<nWidth> Width of output string

<cFill> Character to fill in the string

Returns

<cString> The Center string of <xVal>

Description

This function takes an date,number,or character expression <xVal> and attempt to center the expression within a string of a given width expressed as <nWidth>.The default character used to pad either side of <xVal> will be an blank space;however,this character may be explicitly specified the value of <cFill>.

If the lenght of <xVal> is longer then <nWidth>,this function will truncate the string <xVal> from the leftmost side to the lenght of <nWidth>.

      ? PADC('Harbour',20)
      ? PADC(34.5142,20)
      ? PADC(Date(),35)
Tests
      See Examples

Status

Ready

Compliance

This function is Ca-Clipper compilant

Platforms

All

Files

Library is rtl

See Also

• ALLTRIM()
• PADL()
• PADR()