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From: Marin David Condic <condicma@bogon.pwfl.com>
Subject: Re: Putting a 'Duration' on the screen ?
Date: 1999/01/18
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David C. Hoos, Sr. wrote:
> 
> Marin David Condic wrote in message <36A38F05.EA6F4DD1@pwfl.com>...
> <SNIP>
> >where X above is declared to be of type Duration. The numeric types have
> >the 'Image attribute which will return a string. See the ARM 3.5 (35)
> >for a definition.
> A slight correction -- all _scalar_ types have a 'image attribute.

I stand corrected. Enumerations also include the 'Image attribute.

Anyway, it's the easiest way of getting something out to the screen -
especially when you're in a hurry and don't care too much about spacing.

I'm sure this question must be in the FAQ by now. But I suppose it won't
stop being asked since newbies are also frequently newbies to FAQs as
well. Maybe if CS profs made a little more effort to cover this, the
students wouldn't be so confused?

MDC
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