☜	$JUSTIFY 1984 Version of ANSI Standard					☞

3.2.8 Functions function

$J[USTIFY]( expr₁ , intexpr₂ )

returns the value of expr₁ right-justified in a field of intexpr₂ spaces. Let m be $L(expr₁) and n be the value of intexpr₂. The following cases are defined:

1. m > n. Then the value returned is expr₁.
2. Otherwise, the value returned is S(n-m) concatenated with expr₁, where S(x) is a string of x spaces.

$J[USTIFY]( numexpr₁ , intexpr₂ , intexpr₃ )

returns an edited form of the number numexpr₁. Let r be the value of numexpr₁ after rounding to intexpr₃ fraction digits, including possible trailing zeros. (If intexpr₃ is the value 0, r contains no decimal point.) The value returned is $J(r, intexpr2). Note that if the value of numexpr₁ is between –1 and 1, the result of $J does have a zero to the left of the decimal point. Negative values of intexpr₃ are reserved for future extensions of the $JUSTIFY function.

See also the transition diagram for $Justify.

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