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MELSEC-Q
11 INSTRUCTIONS AND FUNCTIONS
SPACE$
Function
SPACE$
• Returns a null string of a specified length.
SPACE$(<numeric expression>)
Syntax
numeric expression
• • • •
Specify the length of the null string.
Examples
A$=SPACE$(10)
• • • •
Assigns 10 space characters to A$.
Description
• The SPACE$ function creates space characters for the specified length.
• Specify the length of the null string in <numeric expression>.
• The allowable specification value range for <numeric expression> is from 0 to 255. If a
value greater than 255 is specified, an "Illegal function call" error occurs.
• The space character returned by the SPACE$ function is the half-byte null character.
• If the value of <numeric expression> is 0, a single null character (" ") is returned.
Program Example
10 ' This program displays each line while changing the start of the display position
20 FOR I=1 TO 5
:
' Repeats from I = 1 to 5
30 A$="AD51H"
:
' Defines a character string
40 A$=SPACE$(I*5)+A$
:
' Adds I * 5 spaces to A$
50 PRINT A$
:
' Displays the result
60 NEXT I
70 END
RUN
AD51H
AD51H
AD51H
AD51H
AD51H
OK
REMARK
See the SPC and STRING$ functions.
