Plc programming – Lenze ETC Motion Control User Manual
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PLC programming
Library
General functions
8.8
8.8.1
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8.8.1.3
Format
FUNCTION FORMAT: INT
VAR_INPUT
string_s
: STRING(255);
(* target string *)
FORMAT_S
: STRING(80);
(* Format string *)
PARAMETER_P
: DINT;
(* Address of a structure or variable *)
END_VAR
All characters in the format string which are not part of the format definition
will be copied into STRING_S.
Format string: The % sign in a format string opens a format definition with
the general form:
% Flag output field lengths Accuracy Data type declaration
Flag
<nothing>
flush right, leading spaces / nulls
−
flush left, following spaces / nulls
+
Always output operational sign
Output field length
0n
min. n digits, fill with nulls
n
min. n digits, fill with spaces
Accuracy
<nothing>
6 digits
.0
do not output a decimal point
.n
output max. n digits after the decimal point
Data type (CoDeSys)
Data type definition (format string)
DWORD
u
DINT
D
LREAL
lf
STRING
s
The returned value corresponds to the number of characters which have
been copied to the string STRING_S.
Declaration
Description