Stata 11 help for string()
string()
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Title
[D] functions -- Functions
String function
string(n)
Domain: -8e+307 to 8e+307 and missing
Range: strings
Description: returns n converted to a string:
string(4)+"F" = "4F"
string(1234567) = "1234567"
string(12345678) = "1.23e+07"
string(.) = "."
string(n,s)
Domain n: -8e+307 to 8e+307 and missing
Domain s: strings containing %fmt numeric display format
Range: strings
Description: returns n converted to a string:
string(4,"%9.2f") = "4.00"
string(123456789,"%11.0g") = "123456789"
string(123456789,"%13.0gc" = "123,456,789"
string(0,"%td") = "01jan1960"
string(225,"%tq") = "2016q2"
string(225,"not a format") = ""
strofreal(n) is a synonym for string(n).
strofreal(n,s) is a synonym for string(n,s).
Also see
Manual: [D] functions
Help: [D] functions, [D] functions (string functions)
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