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The '''Xlate$''' [[internal function]] returns | The '''Xlate$''' [[internal function]] returns a string translated using a second string as a translation table. If a position is specified, it starts at that position of the first string; otherwise it starts at the first character. | ||
XLATE$(<string>,<translation string>[,<position>]) | |||
====Comments and Examples==== | ====Comments and Examples==== | ||
XLATE$(A$,B$,X) | |||
Whenever [[ASCII]] character [[null]] (CHR$(0)) is found in A$, it is replaced by the first character in B$. ASCII character [[Ctrl-A]] (CHR$(1)) is replaced by the second character in B$. In other words, ASCII character N-1 is replaced by the Nth character of B$. ASCII values greater than [[LEN]](B$)-1 are not changed. | Whenever [[ASCII]] character [[null]] (CHR$(0)) is found in A$, it is replaced by the first character in B$. ASCII character [[Ctrl-A]] (CHR$(1)) is replaced by the second character in B$. In other words, ASCII character N-1 is replaced by the Nth character of B$. ASCII values greater than [[LEN]](B$)-1 are not changed. | ||
Revision as of 03:26, 22 May 2014
The Xlate$ internal function returns a string translated using a second string as a translation table. If a position is specified, it starts at that position of the first string; otherwise it starts at the first character.
XLATE$(<string>,<translation string>[,<position>])
Comments and Examples
XLATE$(A$,B$,X)
Whenever ASCII character null (CHR$(0)) is found in A$, it is replaced by the first character in B$. ASCII character Ctrl-A (CHR$(1)) is replaced by the second character in B$. In other words, ASCII character N-1 is replaced by the Nth character of B$. ASCII values greater than LEN(B$)-1 are not changed.
00100 LET Y$=XLATE$(X$,TABLE$)
In line 100, Y$ will be a translation of X$ using Table$. For example, spaces (ASCII value 32) will be replaced by Table$(33:33), the character in the 33rd position of Table$.
Related Functions
During input or output operations, data can be translated (for example from ASCII to EBCDIC) by using the TRANSLATE= parameter in the OPEN statement.