5.4.3.7 RSet Statement

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 rset-statement = "RSet" bound-variable-expression "=" expression

Static Semantics.

  • The declared type of <bound-variable-expression> MUST be String or Variant.

 

Runtime Semantics.

  • The value type of <bound-variable-expression> MUST be String.

  • Let qLength be the number of characters in the data value of <bound-variable-expression>.

  • Let eLength be the number of characters in the data value of <expression>

  • If the number of characters in <expression> is less than the number of characters in the data value of <bound-variable-expression>:

    • The data value of (qLength – eLength) spaces followed by the data value of <expression> is Let-coerced into <bound-variable-expression>.

  • Otherwise:

    • The data value of the first qLength characters in <expression> are Let-coerced into <bound-variable-expression>.