PRINT USING Statement
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PRINT USING formatstring$; expressionlist [;]
■ formatstring$; Specifies the format, using special characters.
■ expressionlist The values that are printed on the screen.
Characters that format a numeric expression
# Digit position. ║ - Placed after digit;
. Decimal point position. ║ prints trailing sign for
, Placed left of the decimal point, ║ negative numbers
prints a comma every third digit. ║ $$ Prints leading $.
+ Position of number sign. ║ ** Fills leading spaces with *.
^^^^ Prints number in exponential format║ **$ Combines ** and $$.
Characters used to format a string expression
& Prints entire string. ║ \ \ Prints first 'n' characters,
! Prints only the first character ║ where n is the number of
of the string. ║ blanks between slashes + 2.
Characters used to print literal characters
_ Prints the following formatting ║ Any character not in this
character as a literal. ║ table is printed as a
║ literal.
See Also ◄FormatX$ Functions► ◄PRINT►