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4.3.5 Commands and Functions for Strings
***** NOT YET UPDATED TO CoCoA-5: follow with care *****

The following are commands and functions for strings:
ascii convert between characters and ascii code
comp the N-th component of a list
DecimalStr convert rational number to decimal string
FloatStr convert rational number to a float string
Format convert object to formatted string
GetEnv access shell variables
IO.SprintTrunc convert to a string and truncate
IsIn check if one object is contained in another
Latex LaTeX formatting
MantissaAndExponent convert rational number to a float
Max a maximum element of a sequence or list
Min a minimum element of a sequence or list
NewId create a new identifier
OpenIString open input string
OpenOString open output string
ref function calls by reference
spaces return a string of spaces
sprint convert to a string


For details look up each item by name. Online, try ?ItemName or H.Syntax("ItemName") .