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Chapter FiveGeneral Functions (continued)

IsPercentage Function

Overview

The IsPercentage function tests if a string contains an appropriately formatted percentage value.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

boolean = IsPercentage ( string value );

Parameters

value

A string to test.

Return Value

Returns a boolean value as TRUE if value contains appropriate characters and is formatted correctly or FALSE if it does not contain appropriate characters or is improperly formatted.

Remarks

The IsPercentage function checks for a ‘%’ character, a decimal character, and numeric characters. It also checks to see how many decimal points there are and whether there are actually numbers present. The percent symbol must be the last item in the string.

Commas are not allowed.

Related Functions

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

Legato IDE, Legato Basic