The string function converts a variable value into text, so you can use it in a Tedds field that only accepts string arguments. You can use the string function with Input fields, Show fields, Message fields and Log fields.
Note: The following only applies to Tedds for Word.
The particular syntax of a string function is:
string($variable name$, $format$, $unit$)
Parameters:
$variable name$ is the name of the variable that you want to include in the string, or a calculation that gives you the variable value.
$format$ is the format that you want to apply to the calculated value.
$unit$ is the unit in which the variable is to be displayed. Units are optional.
Examples of the string function
Message("The minimum Area of steel required is "+string(A_{s},"F0","mm^(2)")+" mm^2 ","Note")
In the example, the string function ((A_{s},"F0","mm^(2)")) is used for adding values within text.
The + signs tell Tedds for Word to add the parts together to create the text that goes into the dialog.
Input("Input the bar diameter - minimum "+string(D_{min},"F0","mm")+" mm","Dia","mm", string(D_{min},"F0","mm"),2)
In the example, the first string function is used for adding values within the text. The second string function is used on its own without other text, and it calculates a default value that is set in the input dialog.
