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TextIo.outFieldDelimiter Method

Gets or sets the character that is used for the field delimiter of an output file represented by a TextIO object.

Syntax

public str outFieldDelimiter([str value])

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Called

Parameters

  • value
    Type: str
    The character to be used as the field delimiter; optional.

Return Value

Type: str
The character used as the field delimiter.

Remarks

To set the field delimiter for an input file, use the .

Examples

The following example sets the field delimiter to ' ' (nothing) for an output file.

void defineFile() 
{ 
    diskFile = new TextIo(diskFileName,'W'); 
    if (!diskFile) 
    { 
        throw error("@SYS26757"); 
    } 
    diskFile.outRecordDelimiter('\r\n'); 
    diskFile.outFieldDelimiter(''); 
}

See Also

TextIo Class

TextIo.outRecordDelimiter Method