String Function

Description

Returns a repeating character string of the length specified.

Syntax

String(number,character)

The String function syntax has these named-argument parts:

Part	Description

*number*	Length of the returned string. If *number* contains no valid data, Null is returned.
*character*	Character code specifying the character or string expression whose first character is used to build the return string. If *character* contains no valid data, Null is returned.

Remarks

If you specify a number for character greater than 255, String converts the number to a valid character code using the formula:

character Mod 256

See Also

Space Function, String Data Type.

Example

This example uses the String function to return repeating character strings of the length specified.

MyString = String(5, "*")    ' Returns "*****".
MyString = String(5, 42)    ' Returns "*****".
MyString = String(10, "ABC")    ' Returns "AAAAAAAAAA".