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strfmt

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Purpose

Create a formatted string from a string or a number.

Synopsis

function strfmt(str:string,len:integer):string

function strfmt(i:integer, len:integer):string

function strfmt(r:real, len:integer):string

function strfmt(r:real, len:integer, dec:integer):string

Arguments

str	String to be formatted
i	Integer to be formatted
r	Real to be formatted
len	Reserved length (may be exceeded if given string is longer, in this case the string is always left justified). <0  Left justified within reserved space >0  Right justified within reserved space 0  Use defaults
dec	Number of digits after the decimal point

Return value

Formatted string.

Example

The following:

writeln("text1", strfmt("text2",8), "text3") 
writeln("text1", strfmt("text2",-8), "text3")
r:=789.123456
writeln(strfmt(r,0)," ", strfmt(r,4,2), strfmt(r,8,0)) 

produces this output:

text1     text2text3
text1text2     text3
789.123 789.12        789

Further information

1. This function creates a formatted string from a string or an integer or real number. It can be used at any place where strings may be used. Its most likely use is for generating printed output (in combination with write and writeln).

2. If the resulting string is longer than the reserved space it is not cut but printed in its entirety, overflowing the reserved space to the right.

Related topics

write, writeln.

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