SPACE

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgSpace
• Last revised: 2020-09-12

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Creates a string of a given length filled with spaces (" ")

Syntax

` declare function Space( byval count as integer ) as string

`

Usage

` result = Space$

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Parameters

count

An integer type specifying the length of the string to be created.

Return Value

The created string. An empty string will be returned if count <= 0.

Description

Space creates a string with the specified number of spaces.

Examples

start GeSHi

Dim a As String
a = "x" + Space(3) + "x"
Print a ' prints: x   x

end GeSHi

Dialect Differences

• The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
• The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
• The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).

Differences from QB

• None

See also

• Wspace
• Spc
• String (Function)

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