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The following built-in Rexx String Manipulating Functions analyse a string supplied in the argument (or a variable representing a string) and return a particular value.   Function Description ABBREV Returns a string indicating if one string is equal to the specified number of leading characters of another string. DELSTR Returns a […]

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 […]

The following built-in Rexx Conversion Functions convert one type of data representation to another type of data representation.   Function Description B2X Returns a string, in character format, that represents the input binary string converted to hexadecimal. (Binary to hexadecimal) C2D Returns the decimal value of the binary representation of the […]

The following built-in Rexx Comparison Functions compare numbers and/or strings and return a value.   Function Description COMPARE Returns 0 if the two input strings are identical. Otherwise, returns the position of the first character that does not match. DATATYPE Returns a string indicating the input string is a particular […]

The following built-in Rexx Arithmetic Functions evaluate numbers from the argument and return a particular value.   Function Description ABS Returns the absolute value of the input number. DIGITS Returns the current setting of NUMERIC DIGITS. FORM Returns the current setting of NUMERIC FORM. FUZZ Returns the current setting of NUMERIC […]