A Format Code
The A format code transfers character data.
The syntax is:
where the parameters "n" and "-" are as described in Syntax of Format Codes and the width specification is as follows:
| w |
is an optional width (0 ≤ w) specifying the number of characters to be transferred. If w is not specified, the entire string is transferred. On output, if w is greater than the length of the string, the string is right justified. On input, IDL strings have dynamic length, so w specifies the resulting length of input string variables. See Padding and Natural Width Formatting for additional details on the output width of a formatted value. |
For example, the IDL statement,
generates the following output:
