The '''RIGHT$''' function returns a set number of characters in a [[STRING]] variable starting from the end and counting backwards.



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:: '''RIGHT$('''''stringvalue$, numberofcharacters%''''')'''


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* The ''stringvalue$'' can be any string of [[ASCII]] characters as a [[STRING]] variable.
* The ''numberofcharacters'' [[INTEGER]] value determines the number of characters to return from the right end of the string.


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* If the number of characters exceeds the string length([[LEN]]) the entire string is returned.
* RIGHT$ returns always start at the last character of the string, even if a space. [[RTRIM$]] can remove ending spaces.
* '''Number of characters cannot be a negative value.'''


''Example 1:'' Getting the right portion of a string value such as a person's last name. 
{{CodeStart}} '' ''
name$ = "Tom Williams"

Last$ = {{Cl|RIGHT$}}(name$, {{Cl|LEN}}(name$) - {{Cl|INSTR}}(name$, " ")) 'subtract space position from string length

{{Cl|PRINT}} Last$ '' ''
{{CodeEnd}}
{{OutputStart}}Williams {{OutputEnd}}


''Example 2:'' Adding the leading zero in single digit [[HEX$]] values using RIGHT to take the right two hexadecimal string digits.
{{CodeStart}} '' ''
{{Cl|SCREEN}} {{Cl|_NEWIMAGE}}(640, 480, 32) '32 bit screen modes ONLY!
red = 255
green = 0
blue = 128

Color32 red, green, blue
{{Cl|PRINT}} "Colored text"

{{Cl|SUB}} Color32 (R, G, B)
R = R {{Cl|AND (boolean)|AND}} {{Cl|&amp;H}}FF: G = G {{Cl|AND (boolean)|AND}} {{Cl|&amp;H}}FF: B = B {{Cl|AND (boolean)|AND}} {{Cl|&amp;H}}FF '    limit values to 0 to 255
hexadecimal$ = "{{Cl|&amp;H}}FF" + {{Cl|RIGHT$}}("0" + {{Cl|HEX$}}(R), 2) + {{Cl|RIGHT$}}("0" + {{Cl|HEX$}}(G), 2) + {{Cl|RIGHT$}}("0" + {{Cl|HEX$}}(B), 2)
{{Cl|PRINT}} hexadecimal$
{{Cl|COLOR}} {{Cl|VAL}}(hexadecimal$)
{{Cl|END SUB}} '' ''
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{{OutputStart}}'''{{text|&amp;HFFFF0080|white}}'''
'''{{text|Colored text|#FF0080}}'''{{OutputEnd}}
: ''Note:'' When a single hexadecimal digit is returned the resulting value will need the leading zero added. Otherwise the hexa- decimal value created will have a byte missing from the value. EX: Color &amp;HFF000000 is valid while &amp;HFF000 is not.


''See also:'' 
* [[LEFT$]], [[MID$]] 
* [[LTRIM$]], [[RTRIM$]] 
* [[INSTR]], [[HEX$]]


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