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# $EPIC: center.txt,v 1.2 2006/07/17 19:41:50 sthalik Exp $

Synopsis:

$center(<width> <text>)

Technical:

This function returns the input text right-justified in a buffer that is precisely ( 1) / 2) + strlen(text) ) characters wide. The width must be given, there is no default.

Practical:

This function returns the given text, padded on the left such that it will appear to be “centered” in the width given. The right side is not padded, only the left. To force padding on both sides, you must use the width qualifier $[]var.

Returns:

Input text centered in given width.

Examples:

$center(15 hello there)               returns "  hello there"
$[15]center(15 hello there)           returns "  hello there  "
1)
width - strlen(text