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Numeric Masks
A num e ric US I NG mask m ay on ly b e u s ed to d i s p l ay nu me r ic val u es, i.e., num e ric
co n stants or numeric var i ab l es . I f a s tri ng cons t an t o r v a r iable is d i splayed while a
num er i c USI NG mask i s i n effec t, t he mask wi ll be i gnor ed. A value that is to be
disp l a y e d m u s t a l way s fi t w ith i n t he space prov ided b y t he mask . The ma sk m ust
r eserve s p ace for the s i gn characte r, ev en w h en the n umber wi ll a l ways be positive .
T hu s a mask tha t shows fou r d i s p l a y po s i t i ons ma y onl y b e u sed to displ a y n umb ers
w ith thre e digi t s.
Wherev er a USING verb i s used , it w il l c o n t ro l the f o r mat o f a ll out pu t until a new
USING ver b i s encou n tered .
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A US I NG ve r b m a y a l s o be used with in a P R I N T s t atemen t :
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Wh en the U SING verb is u sed wit h no m as k , a ll s pe c i a l for matt ing is canceled.
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I t i s somet i m e s i m p ortant o r use ful t o co ntr o l t he f o rm a t a s well as t he c o ntent of the
ou t put The COMPUTER co nt rols d i sp l ay f o r m a ts w it h the U S IN G verb . This verb
allows you to spec i fy :
• the n umber of d i git s
• the location of the d ec i m al p oi nt
• th e scien t i f ic no t a ti o n for mat
• t he n umbe r of s t ring charac te rs
The s e different fo r ma t s are s p ec i fied w i t h an " o utp u t m ask ". T h i s m ask may be a
str i n g consta n t or a st r ing v a r i able:
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