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Argument

value

Measure value specifying the angle whose sine is returned.

Code Sample Example

This example draws a somewhat sinusoidal graph.

Example

moveto(0,0)

define(&i,integer,0)

for(&i,1,10,360)

lineto(cos(inttofloat((&i)/ 4)),sin(inttofloat(&i)))

endfor()

closepath()

StringWidth (function)

Returns the physical display width, in inches, of a string.

Syntax

stringwidth( string ) measure value

Argument

string

String value whose width is returned.

Code Sample Example

This example draws a tight box around a variable length data selection.

Example

margin(0,0)

%Define the data. This could be a data selection.

define(&data,string,'This is a sample string')

set(&data,trimright(&data))

%Store the length

define(&dw,measure,stringwidth(&data))

moveto(1,1)