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C Library Functions  - lenset (3)

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NAME

lenset(3f) - [M_strings:LENGTH] return string trimmed or padded to specified length (LICENSE:PD)

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Returns
Examples
Author
License

SYNOPSIS

function lenset(str,length) result(strout)

    character(len=*)      :: str
    character(len=length) :: strout
    integer,intent(in)    :: length

DESCRIPTION

lenset(3f) truncates a string or pads it with spaces to the specified length.

OPTIONS

str	input string
length	output string length

RETURNS

strout	output string

EXAMPLES

Sample Program:

    program demo_lenset
     use M_strings, only : lenset
     implicit none
     character(len=10)            :: string=’abcdefghij’
     character(len=:),allocatable :: answer
        answer=lenset(string,5)
        write(*,’("[",a,"]")’) answer
        answer=lenset(string,20)
        write(*,’("[",a,"]")’) answer
    end program demo_lenset

Expected output:

    [abcde]
    [abcdefghij          ]

AUTHOR

John S. Urban

LICENSE

Public Domain

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Nemo Release 3.1

lenset (3)

June 29, 2025

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