Space

Description

Builds a string of the specified length whose value consists of spaces.

Syntax

Space ( n )

Argument

Description

n

A long whose value is the length of the string to be filled with spaces. The maximum value is 2,147,483,647.


Return value

String.

Returns a string filled with n spaces if it succeeds and the empty string ("") if an error occurs. If n is null, Space returns null.

Examples

This statement puts a string whose value is four spaces in Name:

string Name
Name = Space(4)

This statement assigns 40 spaces to the string Name:

string Name
Name = Space(40)

See also

Fill

Space method for DataWindows in the section called “Space” in DataWindow Reference.