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NUL()
Converts the value returned by a function into a null string
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Syntax
NUL(<expValue>) --> cNull
Argument
<expValue> Designates an expression or function that has a return
value you want to suppress.
Returns
NUL() always returns a null string as a value.
Description
NUL() converts a function that returns a value into a function that
returns a null string. This suppresses the returned value for every
function.
Note
. The function is not VOID. It returns a value of a specific
data type -- a (null) string. Therefore, you cannot use this
function to compare with other data types (see Examples).
Examples
. Wait for a key stroke:
? "Please press a key :" + NUL(INKEY(0))
. Show output that uses LIST and waits for a key stroke after 20
lines:
LIST Name, IF(RECNO() %20 = 0, NUL(INKEY(0)), "")
. This leads to a TYPE MISMATCH:
? 3 = NUL(INKEY(5)) // Error after 5 seconds
? 7 + NUL(INKEY()) // Leads to error, like saying 7+""
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