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4.3.5 Commands and Functions for Strings

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, Min	a maximum or minimum element of a sequence or list
More	print a string, N lines at a time
NewId	create a new identifier
OpenIString	open input string
OpenOString	open output string
Spaces	return a string of spaces
Sprint	convert to a string
Var	function calls by reference, other complex referencing

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