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Chapter

String Functions

This chapter describes and illustrates commands used to manipulate string data

structures within the BASIC program or from the command line. Table 15.1 lists

the corresponding mnemonics.

CALL 60 – String Repeat

Purpose

Use CALL 60 to repeat a character and place it in a string. You can use the String

Repeat when designing output formats. First PUSH the number of times to repeat

the character, then PUSH the number of the string containing the repeated

character. No arguments are POPped. You cannot repeat more characters than the

string’s maximum length.

Syntax

PUSH [number of times to repeat character]

PUSH [base string number]

CALL 60

Table 15.1 Chapter Reference Guide

If you need (to) Use this mnemonic Page

String repeat CALL 60 15-1

String append (concatenation) CALL 61 15-2

Number to string conversion CALL 62 15-3

String to number conversion CALL 63 15-4

Find a string in a string. CALL 64 15-6

Replace a string in a string. CALL 65 15-7

Insert a string in a string. CALL 66 15-8

Delete a string from a string. CALL 67 15-9

Determine the length of a string. CALL 68 15-10

Allocate memory for strings. STRING 15-11