adjustl(3I)

NAME
     ADJUSTL - Adjusts a character string to the left

SYNOPSIS
     ADJUSTL ([STRING=]string)

STANDARDS
     Fortran

DESCRIPTION
     The ADJUSTL intrinsic function adjusts a character string to the left,
     removes leading blanks, and inserts trailing blanks.  It accepts the
     following argument:

     string    Must be of type character

     ADJUSTL is an elemental function.  The name of this intrinsic cannot
     be passed as an argument.

RETURN VALUES
     The result is type character with the same length as string.

     The value of the result is the same as string, except that any leading
     blanks have been deleted and the same number of trailing blanks have
     been inserted.

EXAMPLES
     In the following examples, a carat (^) indicates a blank.

     Example 1:

          CHARACTER*6 VAR
          VAR = ADJUSTL( '^^WORD' )
          PRINT *,"VAR='", VAR,"'"

     This code segment produces the following output:

          VAR='WORD^^'

     Example 2:

                CHARACTER*29 STRING
                STRING = '^^^TEST STRING FOR ADJUSTL^^^'
                WRITE(6,1) '>', STRING, '<'
                WRITE(6,1) '>', ADJUSTL(STRING), '<'
          1     FORMAT(3A)
                END

     This code returns the following output:

          >^^^TEST STRING FOR ADJUSTL^^^<
          >TEST STRING FOR ADJUSTL^^^^^^<