pjs.moveLeft()

The pjs.moveLeft() API allows you to move values from one variable to another, left adjusted, without any type checking. It has the same functionality as pjs.move(), but with the 'left-adjusted' paremeter always true.

The pjs.moveLeft() API moves and left adjusts a values from one field to another, without any type checking.

Parameters

Sourc - where you are taking data from
Target name - where you are moving data into
Date/Time/Timestamp format (optional)
Pad (optional) - if passed in as true, the Target field is first cleared.

Examples

pjs.define("Name", { type: 'char', length: 3, initValue: 'MR.' });
pjs.define("First", { type: 'char', length: 6, initValue: ' SMITH' });
pjs.define("Result", { type: 'char', length: 9 });

pjs.moveLeft(Name + First, Result);

pjs.define("source1", { type: 'char', length: 5, initValue: 'ABCDE' });
pjs.define("target1", { type: 'char', length: 10, initValue: 'abcdefghij' });
 
pjs.moveLeft(source1, target1);
// target1 = 'ABCDEfghij'

pjs.define("source1", { type: 'decimal', length: 5, decimals: 0, initValue: 12345 });
pjs.define("target1", { type: 'char', length: 10, initValue: 'abcdefghij' });
 
pjs.moveLeft(source1, target1);
// target1 = '12345fghij'

RPG Equivalent

MOVEL