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Purpose |
Left-align a
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Syntax |
LSET [ABS] result_var = string_expression [USING ustring_expression] |
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Remarks |
LSET left-aligns a string into the space of another string or variable of a User-Defined Type. |
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ABS |
If ABS is specified, or ustring_expression is null (empty), LSET leaves the padding positions unchanged from their original content, rather than replacing them with spaces. |
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USING |
If string_expression is shorter then result_var, LSET left-justifies string_expression within result_var, and pads remaining character positions on the right side using the first character in ustring_expression or spaces if not specified or is null (empty). If string_expression is longer than result_var, LSET truncates string_expression from the right until it fits in result_var. LSET can be used to assign the content of a User-Defined Type to a User-Defined Type variable of a different class, or assign a dynamic string to a User-Defined Type. For example: LSET MyType = STRING$(LEN(MyType), 0) LSET MyType = a$ RSET works similarly, but performs right-justification; CSET performs center-justification. |
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See also |
CSET, CSET$, GET, LET, LET (with Types), LSET$, PUT, RESET, RSET, RSET$, STRINSERT$, TYPE SET |
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Example |
a$ = "SuperBASIC=SuperBASIC" LSET ABS a$ = "PowerBASIC" ' result: "PowerBASIC=SuperBASIC"
LSET a$ = "PowerBASIC" USING "*" ' result: "PowerBASIC***********" |