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$REVERSw.

$REVERSw.


Reads character data from right to left and left aligns

Category: Character

Syntax
Syntax Description
Comparisons
Examples

Syntax

$REVERSw.

Syntax Description

w
specifies the width of the input field.
Default: 1 if the length of the variable is undefined; otherwise, the length of the variable
Range: 1-32767

Comparisons

The $REVERSw. informat is similar to the $REVERJw. informat except that $REVERJw. preserves all leading and trailing blanks.

Examples

input @1 name $revers7.;

Data Lines Results* 
----+----1
 
   ABCD
 
DCBA###
 
   ABCD
 
DCBA###
*The character # represents a blank space.


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