# STRING$ Function

#### Purpose:

To return

- a string of length n whose characters all have ASCII code j, or
- the first character of x$

#### Syntax:

    STRING$(n,j)
    STRING$(n,x$)

#### Comments:

STRING$ is also useful for printing top and bottom borders on the screen or the printer.

n and j are integer expressions in the range 0 to 255.

#### Examples:

    10 X$ = STRING$(10, 45)
    20 PRINT X$ "MONTHLY REPORT" X$
    RUN
     ----------MONTHLY REPORT----------

45 is the decimal equivalent of the ASCII symbol for the minus (-) sign.

Appendix C in the GW-BASIC User's Guide lists ASCII character codes.