REXX String Management Functions

• returns "string" centered in "length" and padded with the "pad" character(s), if specified (defaults to blank)

• returns "0" if "string1" and "string2" are identical
• otherwise, returns the position of the first character that does not match

• returns "n" copies of "string"

• if only "string" is specified, returns either "NUM" ("string" is a valid REXX number) or "CHAR"
• when "type" is specified, returns "1" if "string" is of that type or "0" if it is not
• there are 11 possible "type" values

• returns the current date in the format specified by "option"
• if "option" is omitted, returns "dd Mon yyyy"

• returns the left portion of "string" to "length" size
• "string" is truncated to "length" if necessary, or padded with the "pad" character

• returns the length of "string"

• returns the right portion of "string" to "length" size
• "string" is truncated to "length" if necessary or padded with the "pad" character

• returns "string" formatted with "n" "pad" characters between each word

• returns a copy of "string" with leading, trailing or both leading and trailing "char" characters removed
• "char" defaults to a blank; "option" defaults to both

• returns a substring of "string" beginning at character "n" and "length" characters long
• the returned string is padded with "pad" if necessary

• returns a substring of "string" beginning at word "n" and up to "length" words long

• returns the local time as HH:MM:SS or in the format specified by "option"
• "option" can be one of eight values

• returns "string" with the characters in "string" specified in "table_in" translated to the corresponding characters (by position) in "table_out" >li>"table_out" is padded with the "pad" character as needed

• returns the "n"th blank-delimited word in "string"

• returns the word number of the first occurrence of "phrase" in "string"

• returns the number of words in "string"
• returns "0" if "string" is nil or consists only of spaces <.ul>

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