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Description
This predefined function is used to check whether the character string contains at least one space.
Syntax
Result = &CONTAINS_SPACE(String)
Parameters
|
Description |
Contents |
Controls |
Result |
One-position alphanumeric variable. |
Possible values: 0 contains no spaces 1 contains spaces |
|
String |
Alphanumeric constant or variable. |
Character string to be checked. |
Mandatory parameter. |
Note: If there are blank characters at the end of the string, those are ignored on execution. Therefore, if the field does not contain any character (i.e. if it empty), it is assumed that it contains no space.
Example
STRING = 'A CDEF HIJ'
TEST_BLANK = &CONTAINS_SPACE(STRING)
*
* TEST_BLANK is equal to 1 (it contains two spaces).
*
STRING = 'A1CDEFGHIJ'
TEST_BLANK = &CONTAINS_SPACE(STRING)
*
* TEST_BLANK is equal to 0 (no space).
*
STRING = 'A1CDEFG '
TEST_BLANK = &CONTAINS_SPACE(STRING)
*
* TEST_BLANK is equal to 0 (no space except at the end).
*
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