L. C:String
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Not all options are given in the entry format. Options that are used frequently will be included, but others are omitted from the table. For a complete format listing, you can check the TI-89 manual. Results in complex mode are not covered. They can be found in the manual.
Operation |
Entry Format |
Explanation |
Screen |
1:string | string(expression) | Simplifies the
expression and returns the result as a character string. |
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2:expr | expr(string) | Returns the
character string contained in the string as an expression and immediately executes it. |
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3:dim |
dim(list) |
Returns the
dimension of the argument. |
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4:& | string1 & string2 | Also accessed using
. Returns a text string that is string2 appended to string1. |
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5:mid | mid(sourceString,start) | Refer to the List menu. | |
6:inString | inString(srcString,subString) | Returns the
character position in the string "srcString" at which the first occurrence of the string "subString" begins. |
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7:left | left(sourceString,start) | Refer to the List menu. | |
8:right | right(sourceString,start) | Refer to the List menu. | |
9:format |
format(expression) |
Returns the
expression as a character string based on the format template. |
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A:char | char(integer) | Returns a character
string containing the character numbered integer according to the TI-89 character set. See Appendix B in the manual for the codes. |
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B:ord | ord(string) ord(list1) |
Returns the numeric
code of the first character in the character string, or a list of the first characters of each list element. |