LNBLNK

Portability Function: Locates the position of the last nonblank character in a string.

Module: USE IFPORT

Syntax

result = LNBLNK (string)

string
(Input) Character*(*). String to be searched. Cannot be an array.

Results

The result type is INTEGER(4). The result is the index of the last nonblank character in string.

LNBLNK is very similar to the intrinsic function LEN_TRIM, except that string cannot be an array.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

See Also

LEN_TRIM, Building Applications: Portability Library Overview

Example

USE IFPORT
integer(4) p
p = LNBLNK(' GOOD DAY ') ! returns 9
p = LNBLNK(' ')          ! returns 0