| statement.block | Index Level | u$pl.mon.data |
| Syntax | |
| Category | BASIC |
| Type | Definition |
| Description |
a string constant, a numeric constant, a variable with a string or numeric value, a substring, a concatenation of string expressions, an intrinsic function, or a format mask.
Concatenation of strings is specified by a colon (:) or by the "cat" operator. The "cat" operator must be preceded and followed by blanks. The result of a string expression is an ASCII character string. String expressions may include arithmetic expressions. The results of any numeric function or arithmetic expression is converted to an equivalent ASCII string. |
| Options | |
| See Also | string.expression logical expressions arithmetic expressions \ expression COUNT : INSERT CAT quotes |
| Example |
print "the total amount is " : amount
The string expression consists of a literal string, "the total amount is ", followed by the contents of the variable "amount". line = "the total amount is " : unit.price * quantity The results of the arithmetic expression "unit.price * quantity" is converted to ASCII and concatenated to the literal string. |
| Warnings | |
| Compatibility | D3 7.0 AP R83 |
| statement.block | Index Level | u$pl.mon.data |