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Format

convert object to formatted string

Syntax
Format(E:OBJECT, N:INT):STRING

Description
Like Sprint, this function converts the value of E into a string. If the string has fewer than N characters, then spaces are added to the front to make the length N.

Example
/**/  L := [1,2,3];
/**/  M := Format(L,20);
/**/  M;
[1, 2, 3]

/**/  Type(L);
LIST

/**/  Type(M);
STRING

/**/  Format(L,2);  -- "Format" does not truncate
[1, 2, 3]

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