SPACE
Returns a string consisting of the specified number of spaces.
Synopsis
SPACE(number)
Arguments
| number | The number of spaces you want in the string. An expression that resolves to an integer. |
Description
The SPACE function returns a string of the specified number of spaces.
If number is 0, a negative number, a null string, or a non-numeric string, no spaces are returned. A string is parsed as a number until a non-numeric character is encountered. Thus “7dwarves” is parsed as 7. If number is a decimal number, MVBasic truncates it to the integer portion.
You can use the SPACES function to return a dynamic array, each element of which contains the number of spaces specified for that element.
You can also insert spaces using tabbing. MVBasic sets default tab stops at 10-column intervals; this default is modifiable using the TABSTOP statement.
Examples
The following example uses the SPACE function to return a string with four spaces inserted in it:
PRINT "Hello":SPACE(4):"World"
