String display formats

String display formats can have two sections. The first is
required and contains the format for strings; the second is optional
and specifies how to represent NULLs:

string-format;null-format

1	string-format;null-format

In a string format mask, each at-sign (@) represents a character
in the string and all other characters represent themselves.

Special characters for string edit masks

String edit masks use different special characters. See The EditMask edit style.

Example

This format mask:

[red](@@@) @@@-@@@@

1	[red](@@@) @@@-@@@@

displays the string 800YESCELT in red as:

YES-CELT

YES-CELT

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