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Character String Templates, Alignments, and Padding

This example demonstrates how to specify an alignment and how to pad embedded expressions.

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Source Code

    DATA result TYPE string.
    result = |{ 'Left'   WIDTH = 20 ALIGN = LEFT   PAD = pad }<---|.
    WRITE / result.
    result = |{ 'Center' WIDTH = 20 ALIGN = CENTER PAD = pad }<---|.
    WRITE / result.
    result = |{ 'Right'  WIDTH = 20 ALIGN = RIGHT  PAD = pad }<---|.
    WRITE / result.

Description

The alignment of three character string templates is declared statically. The character used to fill the superfluous spaces can be entered as a parameter.