RCHAR

Syntax: string = RCHAR(scalar)
string = RCHAR(scalar,format)

The RCHAR function accepts a numeric scalar as first argument and returns a string. It converts the numeric value to a string using the default format %g. You can specify a C style format string by including it as the optional second string argument.

Examples

function result
RCHAR(-1.234) '-1.234'
RCHAR(PI,'pi = %6.4f') 'pi = 3.1416'
RCHAR(2*PI,'%10.4E') '6.2832E+00'
RCHAR(2*PI,'%10.4e') '6.2832e+00'

Strings may be appended together using the append operator, //. Scalar values can also be appended to strings using the RCHAR function. For example, suppose A = -1.234, and T is a string variable with T = ' units'.

function result
'The value of A is '//RCHAR(A)//T 'The value of A is -1.234 units'
'The value of A is '//RCHAR(A,'%4.1f')//T 'The value of A is -1.2 units'