The following built-in Rexx Formatting Functions manipulate the characters and spacing in strings supplied in the argument.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| CENTER | or CENTRE. Returns a string of a specified length with the input string centered in it, with pad characters added as necessary to make up the length. |
| COPIES | Returns the specified number of concatenated copies of the input string. |
| FORMAT | Returns the input number, rounded and formatted. |
| JUSTIFY | This function is only provided by TSO. It returns a specified string formatted by adding pad characters between words to justify to both margins. |
| LEFT | Returns a string of the specified length, truncated or padded on the right as needed. |
| RIGHT | Returns a string of the specified length, truncated or padded on the left as needed. |
| SPACE | Returns the words in the input string with a specified number of pad characters between each word. |
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