Matches all subsequent characters in a value.

Syntax

expression1 = expression2 ?

Parameters

Comments

Used with the equals sign in logic expressions, the ? wildcard matches any number of subsequent characters when expression2 is compared to expression1. The question mark must appear outside of the pattern string.

Example

DeptNum = "D56"?

Logically true if the department number begins with the string “D56”. Notice that the question mark must appear outside the string.

RemarkField = "Smith?"

Shows the question mark being used literally in a string. (The characters appear inside the quotation marks.) The expression is logically true only if Remarkfield contains the exact characters Smith?.

Surname = fCustomer.LastName?

Shows how the wildcard can be attached directly to an atomic expression employing a variable, local variable, form field, or formal parameter, provided the object is of a character data type. (Trailing blanks in the specified object are trimmed for pattern-matching purposes.)

See Also

Conventions

How To Construct Logic Expressions

How To Use Logic Expressions