STR() Function - BBj

For this topic's original documentation, see STR() Function - Numeric to String Conversion with String Masking.

BBj-Specific Information

Syntax

STR(objexpr{:mask}{,ERR=lineref})

Description

In BBj, the STR() function accepts arguments of any type. If the argument evaluates to a number, STR(num) is used, otherwise STR(str) is used. BBj STR() function supports the 'U' mask character.

Examples

>X!=123 >PRINT STR(X!:"0000"); REM ' numeric masking 0123 >X!=52.3 >PRINT STR(X!); REM ' convert number to string 52.3 >X!=3352.3 >PRINT STR(X!:"$##,##0.00"); REM ' numeric masking $3,352.30 >X!="abcdefg" >PRINT STR(X!:"XX-XXX-XX"); REM ' string masking ab-cde-fg >X!=new java.lang.Integer(123) >PRINT STR(X!:"00-00"); REM ' string masking 12-3

See Also

Functions - Alphabetical Listing