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 =====Using() Format Extended Functionality=====
-====== Using() Format Extended Functionality ======
+LBB supports extended functionality for the using() function as is common in many other BASIC programming languages:
- LBB supports extended functionality for the using() function as is common in many other BASIC programming languages.\\ \\
-| #\\ | The hash character is used to represent a digit position.\\ |
+| # | The hash character is used to represent a digit position. |
-| +\\ | A plus sign at the beginning or end of the template string causes the sign (+ or -) to be printed before or after the number.\\ |
+| + | A plus sign at the beginning or end of the template string causes the sign (+ or -) to be printed before or after the number. |
-| -\\ | A minus sign at the end of the template string causes negative numbers to be printed with a trailing minus sign.\\ |
+| - | A minus sign at the end of the template string causes negative numbers to be printed with a trailing minus sign. |
-| **\\ | A double asterisk at the beginning of the template string causes leading spaces to be filled with asterisks. This occupies two digit positions.\\ |
+| ** | A double asterisk at the beginning of the template string causes leading spaces to be filled with asterisks. This occupies two digit positions. |
-| $$\\ | A double dollar (or £) sign at the beginning of the template string causes a dollar (or £) sign to be printed to the immediate left of the number.\\ |
+| $$ | A double dollar (or £) sign at the beginning of the template string causes a dollar (or £) sign to be printed to the immediate left of the number. |
-| **$\\ | A **$ (or **£) at the beginning of the template string combines the effects of the previous two formats.\\ |
+| **$ | A **$ (or **£) at the beginning of the template string combines the effects of the previous two formats. |
-| ,\\ | A comma to the left of the decimal point in the template string causes a comma to be printed between every third digit before the decimal point.\\ |
+| , | A comma to the left of the decimal point in the template string causes a comma to be printed between every third digit before the decimal point. |
-| ^^^^\\ | Four carets may be placed after the digit characters to specify exponential format.\\ |
+| ˆˆˆˆ | Four carets may be placed after the digit characters to specify exponential format.|
-\\  For example:\\
+For example:
+<code lb>
   print using("**$###,###.##-", -1234.567)
-Outputs:\\
+</code>
-  ****$1,234.57-
+Outputs:
+<code>
+   ****$1,234.57-
+</code>