Q(uick)BASIC Function: SPACE$

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SPACE$

A string processing function that returns a string of spaces of length n

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Useful and cross-version information about the programming environments of QBasic and QuickBasic.

Syntax

SPACE$(n%)

Description/Parameter(s)

n%	The number of spaces you want in the string.

Example

FOR i% = 1 TO 5
    x$ = SPACE$ (i%)
    PRINT x$; i%
NEXT i%

Syntax

SPACE$(n)

Description/Parameter(s)

The expression n is rounded to an integer and must be in the range 0-32,767, where n is the number of spaces you want in the string.

Example

CLS                    ' clear the screen
FOR I=1 TO 5
   X$=SPACE$(I)
   PRINT X$;I
NEXT I

Sample Output:

1 2 3 4 5

Syntax

SPACE$(n)

Description/Parameter(s)

n	A numeric expression that specifies the number of spaces you want in the string. The expression is rounded to an integer and must be between 0 and 32,767, inclusive.

Example

This example uses the SPACE$ function to create a string of spaces (ASCII 32). The program inserts the spaces on a printed line before the number of spaces that the string contains.

CLS            'Clear the screen.
FOR I = 1 TO 5
   X$ = SPACE$(I)
   PRINT X$; I
NEXT I

Sample Output:

1 2 3 4 5