Button for 1977 Button for 1984 Button for 1990 Button for 1995 Button for MDC Button for notes Button for examples

$JUSTIFY

1977 Version of ANSI Standard

$JUSTIFY function

See $Justify for formal definition.

  1. Result Right Arrow A.
  2. Result Right Arrow B.
  3. Right justify A in a field of B spaces and place into C.
  4. If Result < 0, trap execution.
    Otherwise, perform the following operations in order:
    1. Take the numeric interpretation of A.
      That is, apply the rules given in Section 3.2.5 of MDC/28 to A.
    2. If Result = 0, round the numeric value in A to an integer and remove the decimal point.
      Otherwise, round A to Result fraction digits (pad with trailing zeros if necessary).
    3. Do action 3.
  5. C Right Arrow Result.
Button for 1977 Button for 1984 Button for 1990 Button for 1995 Button for MDC Button for notes Button for examples

Copyright © Standard Documents; 1977-2024 MUMPS Development Committee;
Copyright © Examples: 1995-2024 Ed de Moel;
Copyright © Annotations: 2003-2008 Jacquard Systems Research
Copyright © Annotations: 2008-2024 Ed de Moel.

This page most recently updated on 16-Nov-2023, 11:41:27.

For comments, contact Ed de Moel (demoel@jacquardsystems.com)