string.cJustify()

Returns the given string justified to the center, padding out the words with spaces accordingly

string.cJustify( length=number )

Returns: String

Argument Description
length
number, required

A positive integer. Length of field.

Examples

str = cJustify("ColdFusion", 35)
	writeDump(str.len());

<span class="nf">writeoutput</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;&lt;hr&gt;&quot;</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="nv">s</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s2">&quot;&quot;</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="nv">res</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">s.cJustify</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">4</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="nf">writeDump</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="k">len</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nv">res</span><span class="p">));</span> <span class="c">// length is 4</span>
<span class="nf">writeoutput</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;&lt;pre&gt;|</span><span class="s-Interp">#res#</span><span class="s2">|&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&quot;</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="nv">s</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s2">&quot;abc&quot;</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="nv">res</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">s.cJustify</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">10</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="nf">writeDump</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="k">len</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nv">res</span><span class="p">));</span> <span class="c">// length is 10</span>
<span class="nf">writeoutput</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;&lt;pre&gt;|</span><span class="s-Interp">#res#</span><span class="s2">|&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&quot;</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="nv">s</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s2">&quot;10&quot;</span><span class="p">;</span>
<span class="nv">res</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">s.cJustify</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="m">8</span><span class="p">);</span>
<span class="nf">writeDump</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="k">len</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nv">res</span><span class="p">));</span> <span class="c">// length is 8</span>
<span class="nf">writeoutput</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;&lt;pre&gt;|</span><span class="s-Interp">#res#</span><span class="s2">|&lt;/pre&gt;&quot;</span><span class="p">);</span>

See also