Character Functions
Topics:
ARGLEN: Measuring the Length of a Character String
BITSON: Determining If a Bit Is On or Off
BITVAL: Evaluating a Bit String as a Binary Integer
BYTVAL: Translating a Character to a Decimal Value
CHKFMT: Checking the Format of a Character String
CTRAN: Translating One Character to Another
CTRFLD: Centering a Character String
DCTRAN: Translating A Single-Byte or Double-Byte Character to Another
DEDIT: Extracting or Adding Characters
DSTRIP: Removing a Single-Byte or Double-Byte Character From a String
DSUBSTR: Extracting a Substring
EDIT: Extracting or Adding Characters
GETTOK: Extracting a Substring (Token)
JPTRANS: Converting Japanese Specific Characters
LCWORD: Converting a Character String to Mixed-Case
LJUST: Left-justifying a Character String
LOCASE: Converting Text to Lowercase
OVRLAY: Overlaying a Character String
PARAG: Dividing Text Into Smaller Lines
PATTERN: Generating a Pattern
POSIT: Finding the Beginning of a Substring
REVERSE: Reversing a Character String
RJUST: Right-justifying a Character String
SOUNDEX: Comparing Character Strings Phonetically
SPELLNM: Spelling Out a Dollar Amount
SQUEEZ: Reducing Multiple Spaces to a Single Space
STRIP: Removing a Character From a String
STRREP: Replacing Character Strings
SUBSTR: Extracting a Substring
TRIM: Removing Leading and Trailing Occurrences
UPCASE: Converting Text to Uppercase
Character functions manipulate alphanumeric fields and character strings.
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