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form
Format: form( template, values, fill )
Arguments: (text) template Block of text
describing the format of the output text
[any] values List of values for each fill field
(text) fill Optional character used to define fill
fields; default = "^"
Returns: (text) Block of text similar to the template
argument with all fill fields replaced by the corresponding
elements in values
Description: Form is used to create formatted output.
The template argument contains all text that will appear
on the output plus a string of fill characters (e.g., ^^^^)
wherever a fill field appears. Each element in the values
argument is converted to a text string and substituted for the
corresponding fill field. If the text string is longer than the
corresponding field, the text is truncated.
Form is designed to be complementary to the dialog input primitive. Use the say, write,
or append primitives to cause
the block of text created to be output.
Examples: form("Name:
^^^^^^^^ Age: ^^^", ["Rob",29]) =
Name: Rob Age: 29
See Also: dialog, say, write,
append
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