8.3.24 IsMultiChar (check whether a string is two-byte characters)

Purpose

Checks whether a string is two-byte characters, and returns True or False.

Syntax

IsMultiChar (String)

Argument

String

Specify the string itself or a variable that stores this value.

False is returned if you specify a zero-length string ("").

Description

The IsMultiChar command checks whether the specified string contains two-byte characters only, and returns True or False as the command execution result.

Example 1

' Check the value of global variable seqNo, and display "#"
' before a two-byte character or "number" before a one-byte
' character.
Dim buff
buff = GetGV ( "seqNo" )
If IsMultiChar ( buff ) Then
  MessageBox ( "item-number" + buff)
Else
  MessageBox ( "#" + buff )
End If

Example 2

' Check whether the string stored in local variable buff
' consists of all two-byte characters.
Dim buff
buff = ""
If IsMultiChar ( buff ) Then 
    MessageBox ( "All characters are two-byte characters." )
Else
    MessageBox ( "Characters other than two-byte characters exist." )
End If

JP1/Script version

Supported from JP1/Script 06-00.

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