Blank Space as a Variable 1

[jestrada101]

Hello,
Could someone tell me how to pass a blank space as a variable?

 

[Salem]

Pass to who - and in what language?

Shell example - enclose the spaces in quotes

echo "hello          world"

 

[jestrada101]

Sorry.. in ksh, i'd like to pass a blank variable:

a=" "

to a function.

myfunction $a

Is this possible?

Thanks!
je

 

[vgersh99]

myfunction "$a"

vlad
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| #include<disclaimer.h> |
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[jestrada101]

okay... if this is passing it...
how can I padd something with blank spaces...

function &quot;$a&quot; 20
the 20 being the length of how many blank spaces I need...
The &quot;20&quot; will be dynamic.. As well as the $a, because at times I will use something other than the blank space...

Thanks..

 

[vgersh99]

#!/bin/ksh

v=&quot;1234&quot;
typeset -i padded=20

f1() # $1 - var ; $2 - padded
{
printf &quot;%${2}s&quot; &quot;${1}&quot;
}

f1 &quot;${v}&quot; &quot;${padded}&quot;


vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[jestrada101]

PERFECT!!!

Thanks!