Declarations and Functions Overview | Statement List
This topic covers the GRIP functions that manipulate character strings. These functions are either character or number valued.
Character-valued functions generate or manipulate characters in a string. For example, the BLSTR function creates blank spaces in a string. Since blanks are a form of a text character, BLSTR is character valued.
Number valued functions return numerical values concerning characteristics pertaining to the specified characters. For example, the ASCII function returns the ASCII equivalent of a specified character string in decimal form. Since GRIP considers this a number, ASCII is a number valued function.
The character and number valued functions have been divided into two sections. The character valued functions are listed first.