CENTER.HELPREXX

CENTER or CENTRE function

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| CENTER(string, length, [pad])                                               |
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| CENTRE(string, length, [pad])                                               |
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Returns the specified string, centered in a string of the specified length,
using the specified pad character to fill out as necessary.  If the pad
character is not specified, a blank is used.  If the specified length is less
than the specified string's length, the string is truncated at both ends as
necessary to fit.  If the result requires an odd number of characters to be
added or removed, the extra character is added to or removed from the right
end of the string.

The function does the same thing regardless of which spelling is used.

Examples:

    CENTRE(abc, 7)            == '  ABC  '
    CENTRE(abc,8, '-')        == '--ABC---'
    CENTER('The blue sky' ,8) == 'e blue s'
    CENTER('The blue sky' ,7) == 'e blue '