The strng (string) menu, Creating a string – Texas Instruments TI-86 User Manual
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The STRNG (String) Menu
- “
"
sub
lngth
Eq
4
St
St
4
Eq
"
string
"
Marks the start and end of string
sub("
string
",
begin
,
length
)
sub(
stringName
,
begin
,
length
)
Returns a subset of
"
string
"
or stringName, starting at
begin
character place and length characters long
lngth
"
string
"
or
lngth
stringName
Returns the number of characters in
"
string
"
or stringName
Eq
4
St(
equationVariable
,
stringName
)
Converts equationVariable contents to stringName
St
4
Eq(
stringName
,
equationVariable
)
Converts stringName to equationVariable
Creating a String
ᕡ Display the
STRNG
menu.
- “
ᕢ Enter the open quotation mark, then
the string
SOLVE & GRAPH
, and then
the close quotation mark.
& 1 1
ã
S
д г
O
д г
L
д г
V
д г
E
ä ¤
- Ÿ & ( ¤
ã
G
д г
R
д г
A
д г
P
д г
H
ä
- “ &
ᕣ Store the string to the string variable
name
LABEL
.
1 X
ã
L
д г
A
д г
B
д г
E
д г
L
ä
b
"
also marks the start and
end of a formula to be
attached to a list; it is also an
item on the list editor menu
(Chapter 11).
Begin these steps on a blank
line on the home screen or in
the program editor.
To evaluate the contents of a
string, you must use St
4
Eq(
to convert it to an equation.