Topic       : The GFA-Basic Compendium
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View Ref-FileSTRING$(x,a$)
STRING$(x,code)
SPACE$(x)
SPC(x)

x, code: iexp
a$: sexp

The function STRING$() returns a string which reproduces the expression 'a$'
(or ASCII character whose number is 'code') x times, where x has a maximum
value of 32767.

SPACE$() returns a string consisting of x spaces.

SPC() inserts x spaces in a PRINT statement without the need to create a string
variable or to explicitly specify the spaces by " ".

Example:

    a$="GFA "
    b$=SPACE$(5)
    PRINT b$;STRING$(3,a$);SPC(4);STRING$(5,65)

--> '     GFA GFA GFA     AAAAA' appears on the screen.

Memo: STRING$() compiled issues the wrong error code (#15).
      Interpreter issues #10 as it should be.

      SPACE$() and STRING$(count,code) do weird things without of range
      string sizes in compiled applications. No error is generated and the
      string LEN() ends up -negative.