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**CENTER(**//string// [,//length//]**)**

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| **CENTER** | Returns centered string. |
| //string// | A string constant, variable or expression. |
| //length// | The length of the return string. If omitted, the length of the //string// parameter is used. |

The **CENTER** procedure first removes leading and trailing spaces from a //string//, then pads it with leading and trailing spaces to center it within the //length//, and returns a centered string.

| **Return Data Type:** | STRING |

**Example:**

**  !CENTER('ABC',5) returns ' ABC '**

**  !CENTER('ABC ')  returns ' ABC '**

**  !CENTER(' ABC')  returns ' ABC '**

**  Message = CENTER(Message)    !Center the message**

**  Rpt:Title = CENTER(Name,60)  !Center the name**

**See Also:**

[[left  return left justified string .htm|LEFT]]

[[right  return right justified string .htm|RIGHT]]