(Windows only; GUI for .NET only)
Use this set of Create( ) method overloads to initialize CHARACTER values in ABL.
Return type: CHARACTER
Access: PUBLIC STATIC
Applies to: Progress.Util.StringHelper class
The following table describes the Create( ) method overloads for initializing CHARACTER values.
Method overload syntax | Description |
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Create( INPUT chars AS CHARACTER EXTENT ) |
Returns a CHARACTER initialized to the value indicated by an array of characters |
Create( INPUT chars AS CHARACTER, INPUT count AS INTEGER ) |
Returns a CHARACTER initialized to the value indicated by a specified character repeated a specified number of times |
Create( INPUT chars AS CHARACTER EXTENT, INPUT startIndex AS INTEGER, INPUT length AS INTEGER ) |
Returns a CHARACTER initialized to the value indicated by a specified array of characters, a starting character position within that array, and a length |
The following example uses this method to initialize a CHARACTER variable with the string "AAAAAAA", and then displays the result: