# PADC()

Centers an expression for a given width

Syntax

  PADC( <xVal>, <nWidth>, <cFill> ) --> cString

Arguments

  <xVal> A Number, Character or Date value to pad
  <nWidth> Width of output string
  <cFill> Character to fill in the string

Returns

  <cString> The Center string of <xVal>

Description

  This function takes an date, number or character expression <xVal> and attempt to center the expression within a string of a given width expressed as <nWidth>. The default character used to pad either side of <xVal> will be a blank space. This character may be explicitly specified the value of <cFill>.
  If the lenght of <xVal> is longer then <nWidth>,this function will truncate the string <xVal> from the leftmost side to the lenght of <nWidth>.

Examples

          ? PADC( 'Harbour',20 )
          ? PADC( 34.5142, 20 )
          ? PADC( Date(), 35 )
    Tests
          See Examples

Status

  Ready

Compliance

  This function is Ca-Clipper compilant

Platforms

  All

Files

  Library is rtl

See Also

- ALLTRIM()
- PADL()
- PADR()