Writer instructions | |
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Page title | For most spaces, this page must be titled Space announcements. For spaces with localized content, this page must be titled Space announcements l10n. |
Purpose | Provide an announcement banner on every page of your space. |
Location | Move this page outside of your home branch. |
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STRIP
The STRIP function removes blanks or other characters from the end, the beginning, or both ends of a string expression. The data type of the result is the same as the string expression, but in a different format.
(PTF BQU2361 applied) The STRIP and TRIM functions behave in much the same way and can be used in all defined contexts for BMC AMI Utilities. For more information on the TRIM function, see TRIM.
Arguments
The arguments are defined as follows:
stringExpression | Must be one of the following data types:
(PTF BQU2361 applied)
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direction | (Optional) Determines whether characters are removed from the end (TRAILING), the beginning (LEADING), or from both (BOTH) directions of the stringExpressionMust be one of the following values:
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trimCharacter | (Optional) A single single-byte character set (SBCS) character (by default a blank). (PTF BQU2361 applied) A single SBCS or double-byte character set (DBCS) character constant in the same data type as stringExpression When you specify a form other than UX", BX", or X", the utility assumes that the encoding scheme is EBCDIC and converts the encoding scheme of stringExpression. If you omit the trim character constant, the default is the padding character of stringExpression. The trim character data type must match the string expression data type. Otherwise the function will be rejected with an error. |
Results
The length attribute of the result is the same as the length attribute of the string expression. The actual length of the result is the length of the string expression minus the number of characters removed. If all of the characters are removed, the result is an empty string.