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A plus (+) or minus (—) sign may be included at the end of <format
string> to specify that the sign of the number is to be displayed in that
position instead of a space. For instance, PRINT USING ‘#4 # ##+475A
or PRINT USING “‘ # # # # —'’;A will cause the sign to be displayed im-
mediately after the number. (PRINT USING **# # # # —” causes a minus
sign to be displayed following the number if the number is negative; if the
number is positive, only a space is displayed in that position.) Furthermore,
a plus sign may be specified at the beginning of a format string to indicate
that the number’s sign is to be displayed in the position regardless of whether
it is positive or negative.
PRINT USING ““####+";-13
uu 13-
PRINT USING ‘+ # # # #25
wu +25
Note:
Although a minus sign will be displayed if one is specified at the beginning
of the format string, it will have no relationship to the sign of the number,
ae
Specifying a pair of asterisks at the beginning of the format string indi-
cates that asterisks are to be displayed in the positions of leading zeros.
10 A=123
20 PRINT USING "* * ### HA
RUN
** #123
££
Specifying a pair of pound signs at the beginning of the format string indi-
cates that a pound sign is to be displayed in the position immediately to
the left of the number.
10 A=123
20 PRINT USING "FEA A HHA
RUN
ww, £123
$$
Specifying a pair of dollar signs at the beginning of the format string indi-
cates that a dollar sign is to be displayed immediately to the left of the
number,
10 A=456
20 PRINT USING ‘“‘$S### #'CA
RUN
wits $456
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