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| ☜ | Functions1984 Version of ANSI Standard | ☞ | ||||
The following functions are currently specified.
| $ASCII | selects a character of a string and returns its code as an integer. |
| $CHAR | translates a set of integers into a string of characters whose codes are those integers. |
| $DATA | returns an integer specifying whether a defined value and/or pointer of a named variable exists. |
| $EXTRACT | returns a character or substring of a string expression, selected by position number. |
| $FIND | returns an integer specifying the end position of a specified substring within a string. |
| $JUSTIFY | returns the value of an expression, right-justified within a field of specified size. |
| $LENGTH | returns the length of a string or the number of occurrences of a specified substring within a specified string. |
| $NEXT and $ORDER |
return the lowest numeric subscript value on the same level, but numerically higher than the last subscript of the named global or local variable. |
| $PIECE | returns a string between two specified occurrences of a specified substring within a specified string. |
| $RANDOM | returns a pseudo-random number in a specified interval. |
| $SELECT | returns the value of one of several expressions in a list, selected by the truth values in a second list of expressions. |
| $TEXT | returns the text content of a specified line of the routine in which the function appears. |
| $VIEW | reserved for implementation-specific methods of obtaining machine-dependent data. |
| $Z | reserved for definition of implementation-specific functions. |
All other initial letters of function names are reserved.
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