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2016-10-07T19:15:39Z

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	The <var>$Pad</var> function allows padding to the left with a designated character. </p>		The <var>$Pad</var> function allows padding to the left with a designated character. <var>$Pad</var> works exactly like <var>[[$PadR]]</var>, with the exception that <var>$Pad</var> pads to the left while <var>$PadR</var> pads to the right. </p>

	<p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Many $functions have been superseded by [[Object oriented programming in SOUL\|SOUL OO]] methods. The [[Right (String function)]] provides a left-padding feature similar to <var>$Pad</var>. </p>		<p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Many $functions have been superseded by [[Object oriented programming in SOUL\|SOUL OO]] methods. The [[Right (String function)]] provides a left-padding feature similar to <var>$Pad</var>. </p>
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2016-10-07T19:09:20Z

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	<p>The $~~PAD~~ function allows padding to the left with a designated character. The $~~PAD~~ function takes three arguments and returns a character string of the length specified by the value of the third argument. The resulting string contains the first argument, right-justified, and padded with the character indicated in the second argument. The length argument is rounded if it is not an integral value. ~~For example: </p>~~		<p>
	~~<p>Many $functions have been superceded by OO methods. The [[Right (String function)]] provides a left-padding feature similar to $pad.~~		The <var>$Pad</var> function allows padding to the left with a designated character. </p>
	</p>		<p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Many $functions have been superseded by [[Object oriented programming in SOUL\|SOUL OO]] methods. The [[Right (String function)]] provides a left-padding feature similar to <var>$Pad</var>. </p>
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			The <var>$Pad</var> function takes three arguments and returns a character string of the length specified by the value of the third argument. The resulting string contains the first argument, right-justified, and padded with the character indicated in the second argument. The length argument is rounded if it is not an integral value. </p>

	<p class="code">$~~PAD~~('55449825','0',9) equals '055449825'		==Examples==
	$~~PAD~~('123.65','',8) equals '*123.65'		<p class="code">$pad('55449825','0',9) equals '055449825'
	$~~PAD~~('123.65','',7.66) equals '*123.65'		$pad('123.65','',8) equals '*123.65'
			$pad('123.65','',7.66) equals '*123.65'
	</p>		</p>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>If the value of the length argument is greater than 255, 255 is used. </li>		<li>If the value of the third (length) argument is greater than 255, 255 is used. </li>
	~~</li>~~
	<li>If the value of the length argument is not greater than zero, a null string is returned.</li>		<li>If the value of the length argument is not greater than zero, a null string is returned.</li>
	~~</li>~~
	<li>If the second argument contains more than one character, the first character in the string is the one used for padding. For example:~~</li>~~		<li>If the second argument contains more than one character, the first character in the string is the one used for padding. For example:
	<p class="code">$~~PAD~~('123.65','4',8) equals '*123.65'		<p class="code">$pad('123.65','4',8) equals '*123.65'
	</p></li>		</p></li>
	</ul>		</ul>

	[[Category:SOUL $functions]]		[[Category:SOUL $functions]]

Alan at 17:44, 30 September 2016

2016-09-30T17:44:41Z

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	<p>The $PAD function allows padding to the left with a designated character. The $PAD function takes three arguments and returns a character string of the length specified by the value of the third argument. The resulting string contains the first argument, right-justified, and padded with the character indicated in the second argument. The length argument is rounded if it is not an integral value. For example: </p>		<p>The $PAD function allows padding to the left with a designated character. The $PAD function takes three arguments and returns a character string of the length specified by the value of the third argument. The resulting string contains the first argument, right-justified, and padded with the character indicated in the second argument. The length argument is rounded if it is not an integral value. For example: </p>
	<p>Many $functions have been ~~antiquated~~ by OO methods. The [[Right (String function)]] provides a left-padding feature similar to $pad.		<p>Many $functions have been superceded by OO methods. The [[Right (String function)]] provides a left-padding feature similar to $pad.
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Alan at 17:43, 30 September 2016

2016-09-30T17:43:38Z

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	<p>The $PAD function allows padding to the left with a designated character. The $PAD function takes three arguments and returns a character string of the length specified by the value of the third argument. The resulting string contains the first argument, right-justified, and padded with the character indicated in the second argument. The length argument is rounded if it is not an integral value. For example: </p>		<p>The $PAD function allows padding to the left with a designated character. The $PAD function takes three arguments and returns a character string of the length specified by the value of the third argument. The resulting string contains the first argument, right-justified, and padded with the character indicated in the second argument. The length argument is rounded if it is not an integral value. For example: </p>
			<p>Many $functions have been antiquated by OO methods. The [[Right (String function)]] provides a left-padding feature similar to $pad.
			</p>

	<p class="code">$PAD('55449825','0',9) equals '055449825'		<p class="code">$PAD('55449825','0',9) equals '055449825'
	$PAD('123.65','',8) equals '*123.65'		$PAD('123.65','',8) equals '*123.65'

Mlarocca: Mlarocca moved page $PAD to $Pad: Lower case change

2014-07-29T14:07:29Z

Mlarocca moved page $PAD to $Pad: Lower case change

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The $PAD function allows padding to the left with a designated character. The $PAD function takes three arguments and returns a character string of the length specified by the value of the third argument. The resulting string contains the first argument, right-justified, and padded with the character indicated in the second argument. The length argument is rounded if it is not an integral value. For example: 
$PAD('55449825','0',9) equals '055449825'
$PAD('123.65','*',8) equals '**123.65'
$PAD('123.65','*',7.66) equals '**123.65'

<ul>
<li>If the value of the length argument is greater than 255, 255 is used. </li>
</li>
<li>If the value of the length argument is not greater than zero, a null string is returned.</li>
</li>
<li>If the second argument contains more than one character, the first character in the string is the one used for padding. For example:</li>
$PAD('123.65','*4',8) equals '**123.65'
</li>
</ul>
[[Category:SOUL $functions]]