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User-Defined String Formats (Format Function)

You can use any of the following characters to create a format expression for strings:

Character Description
@ Character placeholder. Display a character or a space. If the string has a character in the position where the at symbol (@) appears in the format string, display it; otherwise, display a space in that position. Placeholders are filled from right to left unless there is an exclamation point character (!) in the format string.
& Character placeholder. Display a character or nothing. If the string has a character in the position where the ampersand (&) appears, display it; otherwise, display nothing. Placeholders are filled from right to left unless there is an exclamation point character (!) in the format string.
< Force lowercase. Display all characters in lowercase format.
> Force uppercase. Display all characters in uppercase format.
! Force left to right fill of placeholders. The default is to fill placeholders from right to left.

See Also

Different Formats for Different String Values (Format Function) | Format Function | User-Defined Date/Time Formats (Format Function) | User-Defined Numeric Formats (Format Function)