Mark Wickens

TAB

Purpose

Outputs a horizontal tab specification to the screen or printer.

Format

TAB        (tab specification)
   ------------------------------------
   Numeric constant or numeric variable

Example

PRINT TAB (5) ; "ABC"

Parameters

tab specification: Numeric expression truncated to an integer in the range of 0 <= tab specification <= 256.

Explanation

1. Used in the PRINT, LPRINT, and PRINT# statements to specify a display position on a line. Spaces are inserted from the left end of the line to the specified position.
2. The display position is determined by counting from the left end of the line (position 0 and) to the right, up to the specified value.
3. A tab specification value which is less than the current printhead position causes the tabulation to be performed following a carrier return/line feed.

See

• PRINT
• LPRINT
• PRINT#

Sample Program

10 FOR I=0 TO 25
20 PRINT TAB(I); "ABCDEFG"; 
30 NEXT I

Prints successive lines of “ABCDEFG”, with each line proceeding to the right.